Preparation of the Eurogroup and informal ECOFIN Council meetings, Bratislava 9-10 September

Vice-President Dombrovskis, Vice-President Katainen and Commissioner Moscovici will represent the Commission at the Eurogroup and informal ECOFIN Council meetings in Bratislava. Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Moscovici will participate in theEurogroup meeting, where the agenda includes discussions on progress in Greece’s stability support programme, the quality of public finances, the procedural preparations for the assessment of Draft Budgetary Plans, the fiscal situation ofSpain and Portugal and exchange rate developments. Commissioner Moscovici will represent the Commissionin the press conference concluding the meeting. The informal ECOFIN Council’sagendafocusses on the future of EU economic policies, the deepening of the economic and monetary union, taxation issues and the Investment Plan for Europe.Vice-President Dombrovskis will participate in the press conference closing the sessions taking place on 9 September, while Vice-President Katainen will take part in the press conference concluding the sessions taking place on 10 September.