Media advisory – Eurogroup meeting of 9 March and Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 March 2026 16:00 Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press[...]

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Monday 9 March - Eurogroup meeting

Place:
Justus Lipsius building

Chair:
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup

14.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 14.45
Doorstep by Kyriakos Pierrakakis (live streaming)

15.00 In regular format (roundtable):

• Macroeconomic developments in the euro area
• Assessment of Belgian draft budgetary plan for 2026
• Miscellaneous

16.00 In inclusive format (roundtable):

• Digital finance workstream: introduction
• Euro area competitiveness: Energy prices and impact on the euro area economy, in a context of heightened geopolitical instability
• Preparation of the March Euro Summit
• Miscellaneous
  a) Debrief from the competitiveness lab

At the end of the meeting (+/- 19.00) - Press conference with President of the Eurogroup Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Commissioner for Economy and Productivity, Implementation and Simplification, Valdis Dombrovskis and ESM Managing Director, Pierre Gramegna (live streaming).

Videos and photos from the event

Tuesday 10 March - Economic and Financial Affairs Council

Place:
Europa building

Chair:
Makis Keravnos, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus

08.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 08.40
Doorstep by Makis Keravnos (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

+/- 10.10
Savings and Investments Union: market integration and supervision package (public session)

+/- 11.10
Any other business:
- Current legislative proposals in the field of financial services (public session)
- Carbon border adjustment mechanism and the specific characteristics of outermost regions (public session)

+/- 11.45
State of play of financial services legislative proposals

+/- 12.00
Implementation of the economic governance framework

+/- 12.10
Economic and financial impact of Russia's war against Ukraine

+/- 12.30
Preparation of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting and IMF spring meetings

+/- 13.00
Recovery and Resilience Facility

At the end of the Council (+/- 13.15) - Press conference with Minister Makis Keravnos and Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis (live streaming)

Videos and photos from the event

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