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https://www.esm.europa.eu/croatia
After joining the euro area on 1 January 2023, Croatia became the 20th Member of the ESM on 22 March 2023. On this date, the ESM Treaty entered into force for the new ESM Member. Croatia is the third country to join the initial 17 ESM Members, following Latvia in 2014 and Lithuania in 2015. It will...
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https://www.esm.europa.eu/assistance/esm-pandemic-crisis-support-explainer
On 9 April 2020, the euro area finance ministers (Eurogroup) decided on a comprehensive economic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis. Concretely, three important safety nets for workers, businesses and sovereigns are established, amounting to a package worth € 540 billion. The ESM is the safety...
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https://www.esm.europa.eu/about-us/esm-reform/esm-treaty-reform-explainer
On 4 December 2019, the Eurogroup agreed in principle, subject to national procedures, on the elements related to the ESM reform. These include the further development of ESM instruments, enhancing the ESM’s role and setting up a common backstop for the Single Resolution Fund (SRF). This Explainer...
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https://www.esm.europa.eu/our-work/regional-financing-arrangements-rfa
Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) are mechanisms or agreements through which groups of countries mutually pledge financial support to countries experiencing financial difficulties in their regions. The ESM is the Regional Financing Arrangement for the euro area, while a few other world regions...
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https://www.esm.europa.eu/assistance/greece
More details about EFSF financial assistance for Greece