Economic Dialogues are held in order to enhance the dialogue between the EU institutions on the application of economic governance rules and with Member States, if appropriate, to ensure greater transparency and accountability.

Representatives of Member States, the European Commission, the President of the Council, the President of the European Council and the President of the Eurogroup can be invited to discuss economic and policy issues before the competent Committee of the European Parliament.

The European Semester is the framework for integrated surveillance and coordination of economic and employment policies across the EU. Since its introduction in 2011, it has become a well-established forum for discussing EU countries’ fiscal, economic and employment policy challenges under a common annual timeline. It's being adapted to take into account the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. The implementation of Member States’ recovery and resilience plans will drive their reform and investment agenda for the years ahead. The European Semester, with its broader scope and multilateral surveillance, will usefully complement the implementation of the recovery and resilience plans.

During the last economic dialogue, on 7 February 2022, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President for An Economy that Works for People, and Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy, debated with Members from the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs ECON the fiscal part of the Autumn Package of the 2022 European Semester and in particular overall assessment of the 2022 draft budgetary plans and policy guidance on the appropriate fiscal stance.

Economic Dialogue

This package contains the events between 1st July 2019 and 31 December 2020. For latest events, see related links.

In line with the EU economic governance framework, Economic dialogues between the President of the Eurogroup and the European Parliament take place twice a year, at the beginning of the year and in the autumn.

Paschal Donohoe has been elected as President of Eurogroup in July 2020, succeeding Mario Centeno. As President of Eurogroup, he is invited to a regular Economic Dialogue, in particular, in accordance with Article 2ab of Regulation 1466/97 as amended. This briefing provides an overview of the ongoing work of the Eurogroup as regards public finances, macro-economic imbalances, financial adjustment programmes and the banking union. He is also chairing the Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism.

Economic dialogue (2019-2020)

ECON - Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Paschal DONOHOE, President of the Eurogroup

Due to strict sanitary measures to avoid COVID-19 spreading, Parliament has put in place temporary measures to allow members to fulfil their democratic rights and legislative duties. Parliament has put in place measures for Members to participate to committees from a distance.

Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Mário CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup

ECON committee meeting - Economic dialogue and exchange of views with Mario CENTENO, Eurogroup President

CNBC Interview of Mario CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup

Working dinner with Eurogroup Finance Ministers

Plenary session - Week 17 2017 in BrusselsState of play of the second review of the economic adjustment programme for Greece. Statement by the President of the Eurogroup.

Plenary session - Week 17 2017 in Brussels - Joint debate - EIB annual reports. State of play of the second review of the economic adjustment programme for Greece. Statement by the President of the Eurogroup

Plenary session - Week 17  2017 in Brussels - Statement by Eurogroup President

Plenary session - Week 17 2017 in BrusselsJoint debate - EIB annual reports. State of play of the second review of the economic adjustment programme for Greece. Statement by the President of the Eurogroup

ECON committee meeting. Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, President of the Eurogroup

Joint Committee Economic and Monetary Affairs / Budgets: ' Fiscal capacity for the Eurozone '. Debate with Eurogroup President and Eurogroup finance ministers.

ECON Committee meeting ' European Stability Mechanism on the new financial assistance programme to Greece ' in the presence of the Presidentand the Managing Director of the Eurogroup

Martin SCHULZ - EP President, Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM

EP President meets with the  Dutch Minister for Finance, President of the Eurogroup

ECON Committee - Exchange of views with Eurogroup President

Plenary Session in Strasbourg - Week 39 - Question hour with the President of the Eurogroup and Prime Minister of Luxembourg

ECON Committee - Exchange of views with Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the Eurogroup

Eurogroup Meeting

Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN, Mary Elizabeth BANOTTI, Jose Maria GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO EP President, Michael N. ELLIOTT

EP President takes part in a meeting of the Eurogroup for animal welfare

The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) exchange of views with Mário CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Economic Dialogue and exchange of views: opening statements by Irene TINAGLI (S&D,IT), ECON Chair and Mário CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup

Following the meeting of the Eurogroup, David SASSOLI, EP President, makes a statement, saying the Eurogroup proposals go in the right direction, with the transformation of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) into a 'save Europe' from Covid19 mechanism.

Statement by David SASSOLI, EP President on the Eurogroup proposals

David SASSOLI, EP President, makes a statement on the ongoing Eurogroup meeting, in the European Parliament in Brussels.

Reaction of David SASSOLI, EP President on the ongoing Eurogroup meeting

During the plenary session (2-5 July 2018) in Strasbourg, Mário CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup debate with MEPs on the Conclusion of the third economic adjustment programme for Greece

Conclusion of the third economic adjustment programme for Greece: extracts from the debate and from the statement by Mário CENTENO, President of the Eurogroup

During the EP plenary session (3-6 April 2017) in Strasbourg, Political group leaders express themselves on the non-participation of Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, Eurogroup President at the EP debate. Statements by Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Gianni PITTELLA (S&amp;D, IT), Philippe LAMBERTS (Greens/EFA, BE), Gabriele ZIMMER (GUE/NGL, DE), Notis MARIAS (ECR, EL), Marcel de GRAAFF (ENF, NL), Guy VERHOFSTADT (ALDE, BE) and Antonio TAJANI, EP President.

Political group leaders statements on the non-participation of Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, Eurogroup President at the EP debate: extracts from the debate

Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) with Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, President of the Eurogroup, in the EP in Brussels. Exchange of views on the Economic Dialogue with Esther de LANGE (EPP, NL), Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, President of the Eurogroup, Pervenche BERÈS (S&D, FR), Brian HAYES (EPP, IE).

Economic Dialogue and exchange of views with Jeroen DIJSSELBLOEM, President of the Eurogroup: extracts from the debate at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Extracts from the roundtable of the Eurogroup meeting, on 7 March 2016, in Brussels.
Source: European Council: http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu/video/shotlist/roundtable110006

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