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The Eurogroup was established as an instrument for eurozone governments to coordinate their policies and consult each other on political and economic matters.

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Brüssel Treffen Eurogroup, Eurozone | Christian Lindner, Deutschland & Paschal Donohoe

EU measures to protect banks 'have worked'

Eurogroup chief Paschal Donohoe has expressed confidence in the ability of European banks to handle the current turmoil.
BusinessMarch 17, 202308:30 min
ECB President Christine Lagard and EU Commissioner for an Economy that Works for People Valdis Dombrovskis in Brussels

EU slashes economic forecast, vows to fight inflation

Ahead of the Thursday release of its latest economic forecast, the Eurogroup is addressing issues driving its policy.
PoliticsJuly 11, 2022
Paschal Donohoe speaks during the eurogroup meeting

Eurozone finance ministers agree on bailout fund reform

The long-awaited reforms come against the backdrop of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PoliticsDecember 1, 2020
Paschal Donohoe

Ireland's Paschal Donohoe voted new chief of Eurogroup

Donohoe will seek to help guide the eurozone through what is set to be the bloc's deepest recession in almost a century.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2020
Eurogroup President Mario Centeno during a video call at the Portuguese Ministry of Finance in Lisbon

EU ministers make breakthrough on pandemic response

Finance ministers of eurozone countries reached an "excellent accord" on fighting the pandemic-triggered recession.
PoliticsApril 9, 2020
Dutch Minister Wopke Hoekstra spoke during a video conference with EU finance ministers in The Hague

EU fails to agree on coronavirus recovery deal 

EU leaders are torn between options to save member states' economies from the fallout of the pandemic.
PoliticsApril 8, 2020
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No more bailouts for Greece

The Greek bailout program is a success story for Athens and Brussels.
BusinessJune 22, 201801:26 min
Griechenland Eisenwarenhändler Giorgos Tsiakmakis macht weiter bis es nicht mehr geht

Little relief felt by ordinary Greeks

The soundings from Greek politicians are positive, but it's a different story on the ground in the debt-laden country.
BusinessApril 26, 2018
People wave Greek and EU flags outside the Greek parliament in Athens

Greece secures billions in bailout money

Eurozone finance ministers have praised Greece's progress, putting it on track to leave its bailout program this year.
PoliticsJanuary 23, 2018
Belgien Brüssel Präsident der Eurogruppe Mario Centeno

'The Christiano Ronaldo of the Ecofin'

Mario Centeno has been elected as the new head of the group of eurozone finance ministers.
BusinessDecember 4, 2017
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Euro finance ministers meet in Tallinn

EU finance ministers and central bank governors have begun two days of informal talks.
BusinessSeptember 15, 201701:10 min
Flaggen Griechenland Europäische Union Athen

Greece unhappy at IMF economic report

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos says an IMF report on the Greek economy "fails to do justice" to its potential.
BusinessFebruary 8, 2017
Jeroen Dijsselbloem Niederlande und Euclid Tsakalotos

Talks on Greece short term debt to resume

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem has said talks about initial Greek debt relief measures are to resume.
BusinessDecember 24, 2016
Greek and European Union flags

Eurozone ministers 'agree' on Greece bailout

Eurozone finance ministers strike a deal allowing Greece to access a fresh round of bailout money.
May 25, 2016
Belgien Brüssel Jeroen Dijsselbloem

No Greek deal without IMF

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem say the participation of the IMF in Greece's new bailout program is a must.
May 24, 2016
A man adjusts a Greek (L) and a European flag outside the Greek embassy in Brussels February 19, 2015 REUTERS/Yves Herman

Athens hoping for fresh funds

EU finance ministers meet in Brussels to agree on urgently needed funds for cash-strapped Greece.
May 24, 2016
Parthenon in Greece

Eurogroup head calls off Greece talks

The Euro countries have decided not to hold a special meeting on Thursday over Greece's finances.
April 27, 2016
Euro Finanzminister Treffen

Bailout inspectors to return to Greece to finish review

Greece's bailout inspectors are due to return to Athens for a review of the government's economic reform commitments.
March 8, 2016
Belgien Jeroen Dijsselbloem in Brüssel

Greece accepts IMF role in third bailout

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem said Greece has accepted a role for the IMF in the country's third bailout program
January 14, 2016

Greece ready for next loan tranche

Athens will receive the next tranche of loans after its government agreed to implement reforms.
November 21, 2015

Green light for first round of Greek bailout

The decision from eurozone finance ministers has come after pro-bailout votes in the German and Dutch parliaments.
August 19, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland einigt sich mit Gläubiger-Unterhändlern auf Reformen Griechenland Akropolis Sonnenaufgang

Eurogroup: Athens, it's now or never

The eurozone finance ministers have approved the 86-billion-euro bailout for Greece.
August 17, 2015
Mario Draghi EZB

ECB raises Greece emergency credit

The ECB will drip-feed an extra 900 million euros in emergency funding to Greek banks - about a week's worth.
July 16, 2015
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Twitter users call for German boycott over Greece

In response to Germany's hard-line stance against Greece, Twitter users have called for a boycott of German products.
July 15, 2015

Dijsselbloem stays Eurogroup chief

The eurozone's finance ministers have re-elected Jeroen Dijsselbloem as their president for two and a half more years.
July 13, 2015
Belgien Euro-Gipfel erzielt Einigung bei Griechenland Pressekonferenz

Eurozone reaches last-gasp deal to avert Grexit

It took some 17 hours of talks, through the night, to reach a deal between Greece and its creditors. Live updates here.
July 13, 2015
Hofmann Max Kommentarbild

Lost in the Greek summit parade

Max Hofmann
There is simply no political common ground between the players in the Greek crisis, DW's Max Hofmann writes.
July 12, 2015
Alexander Stubb und Jeroen Dijsselbloem in Brüssel

Eurozone finance ministers regroup for crisis talks

Eurozone finance ministers are preparing to restart crisis talks aimed to assess Greece's latest bailout proposals.
July 12, 2015
Griechenland EU Fahne vor dem Parlament in Athen

Greek debt deal still up in the air

Reforms proposed by Athens in a bid to secure a new bailout program have sparked positive reactions but no promises.
July 10, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland Schuldenkrise

Greece offers tax hikes and pension reform

Greece has submitted new bailout proposals to its eurozone creditors in a last ditch effort to unlock more funding.
July 10, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland Schuldenkrise Akropolis Baustelle

Eurogroup receives Greek reform proposals

The president of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, has confirmed he has received new Greek reform proposals.
July 9, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis Griechenland Finanzminister Brüssel Treffen

Varoufakis versus 18

Greece's finance minister has tied his political future to Greece's referendum, uniting the eurozone along the way.
July 4, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland Urlaub Tourismus

Clash of theories

Divergent economic theories are the real reason Greece and its Eurogroup creditors can't agree.
July 3, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland Schuldenkrise

Eurozone torn on post-referendum Greece

Amid a tense run-up to the referendum, eurozone finance ministers are split on Greece's future in the monetary union.
July 2, 2015
Griechenland Krise Illustration zum Referendum pro und contra

'No talks before referendum,' says eurozone

Eurozone ministers have said there are "no grounds" for more discussions ahead of a Sunday referendum.
July 2, 2015

Eurogroup says no talks until after Greek referendum

Eurogroup countries have refused to discuss Greece again until after a referendum on the bailout deal.
July 1, 2015
Griechenland Athen Schuldenkrise

Eurogroup delays Greek crisis talks

The Eurogroup has delayed Greek crisis talks while eurozone finance ministers offer mixed reactions to a "Grexit."
July 1, 2015
EU Griechenland MdEP Dimitrios Papadimoulis

Papadimoulis: Not a 'No' to Europe

Dimitris Papadimoulis, VP of the European Parliament, says Greece must stay in the Eurozone.
June 30, 2015
Giannis Varoufakis

Greece's eurozone fate hangs in the balance

Eurogroup chief Dijsselbloem has reiterated the position of eurozone finance ministers: bailout will not be extended.
June 28, 2015
Brüssel Treffen der Finanzminister Beratung Griechenland

Eurogroup refuses Greek bailout extension

Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem has said Greece's bailout program "will expire on Tuesday night."
June 27, 2015
Alexis Tsipras

Eurogroup reeling as Tsipras calls referendum

Eurozone finance ministers preparing to discuss Greece on Saturday now have a whole new consideration.
June 27, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis Griechenland Finanzminister Brüssel Treffen

Eurozone ministers set for more last-ditch talks on Greece

Finance ministers are set to meet after Greece rejected a bailout extension as "inadequate."
June 26, 2015
Symbolbild EU Griechenland Tsipras mit Juncker Verhandlungen

Irreconcilable differences?

Irreconcilable differences: The Greek government and its creditors have still not been able to reach a compromise.
June 25, 2015
Griechenland Euro Staatsbankrott immer wahrscheinlicher Symbolbild

Ministers call early end to Greek debt talks

As the 11th hour of bailout talks approaches, will Greece's creditors approve a bailout deal?
June 24, 2015
Symbolbild Griechenland Schuldenkrise

Eurozone ministers meet

The eurozone's 19 finance ministers are meeting amid speculations that Greece may be forced out of the monetary zone.
June 18, 2015

Varoufakis: No new reform proposals for Eurogroup

Greece's finance minister says he won't be presenting any fresh reform proposals to an upcoming Eurogroup meeting.
June 16, 2015
Symbolbild zum Treffen Tsipras - Juncker in Brüssel

Eurozone has discussed Grexit

Eurozone insiders have revealed that high-level officials have explicitly discussed the possibility of Greek default.
June 12, 2015
Griechenland Alexis Tsipras

Greece sends plan

Amid a looming crisis, Greece has submitted a new reform plan to its lenders. The responses have been mixed.
June 2, 2015
Euro-Finanzministertreffen in Brüssel Yanis Varoufakis Jeroen Dijsselbloem

Eurogroup lauds Greek progress

Greece has earned the commendation of its European peers as it negotiates an extension to its bailout agreement.
May 11, 2015
Finanzkrise Griechenland Symbolbild Flagge

Greece avoids default

Greece has narrowly avoided default by ordering a major payment to one of its international creditors.
May 11, 2015