Eurogroup meeting of 5 December and Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 6 December 2022

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Monday 5 December – Eurogroup meeting, Brussels

Chaired by Paschal Donohoe, President of Eurogroup

13.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

13.45
TBC doorstep by Paschal Donohoe, President of Eurogroup (live streaming)

15.00
ESM Board of Governors meeting (roundtable)

15.30
Eurogroup in inclusive format (roundtable):

• macroeconomic developments and prospects

16.30
Eurogroup in regular format:

• Assessment of euro area member states’ draft budgetary plans and of the budgetary situation and prospects of the euro area
• Euro area recommendations for 2023: presentation by the Commission
• Commission communication on orientations for a reform of the EU economic governance framework – draft work plan on euro area aspects
• Post programme surveillance reports: Cyprus, Ireland, Portugal, Spain
• Greece: post programme surveillance report and policy contingent debt measures
• Election of the president of Eurogroup
• Eurogroup work programme for the first half of 2023
• Miscellaneous

At the end of the meeting (+/- 19.00) – Press conference with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe, Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni and ESM Managing Director Pierre Gramegna (live streaming).

Videos and photos from the event

Tuesday 6 December – Economic and Financial Affairs Council, Brussels

Chaired by Zbyněk Stanjura, Czech Minister of Finance

08.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

08.45
Doorstep by Zbyněk Stanjura, Czech Minister of Finance (live streaming)

09.00
Ecofin breakfast (roundtable)

10.00
Beginning of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of “A” items: non-legislative list

+/- 10.05
EU budget: rule of law conditionality mechanism

+/- 11.10
Economic recovery in Europe: national plan of Hungary

+/- 11.40
Approval of “A” items: legislative list (public session)
Financial support to Ukraine (public session)
Taxation: global minimum level of taxation (Pillar 2) (public session)
Energy taxation (public session)
EU’s new own resources (public session)

+/- 14.10
Any other business:
– Current financial services legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 14.20
Economic governance review
European Semester 2023
Report on the implementation of the EU budget
EU budget for 2023: administrative expenditure

At the end of the meeting +/- 15.45 – Press conference with Czech Minister Zbyněk Stanjura and Commission Vice President Dombrovskis (live streaming).