https://www.esm.europa.eu/evaluation-report-past-programmes The Evaluation Report evaluates the relevance, effectiveness, and efficiency of EFSF and ESM financial assistance in safeguarding the financial stability of the euro area and its members. It primarily focuses on aspects that were not covered in detail by other evaluations, such as financing and the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/nicola-giammarioli-interview-la-repubblica-italy Interview with ESM Secretary General Nicola Giammarioli Published in La Repubblica (Italy), 6 July 2020 Interviewer: Alberto d’Argenio Original language: English La Repubblica: Italy could ask for up to €36 billion from the ESM to cover health expenses linked to Covid-19: at what interest rate could...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-die-presse-austria Interview of ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling with Die Presse (Austria) Published on 9 September 2018 Interviewer: Karl Gaulhofer Die Presse: 10 years have passed since the Lehman bankruptcy. Has Europe drawn the right lessons from the crisis? Klaus Regling: We had to fight two crises in very...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/pierre-gramegna-interview-het-financieele-dagblad Interview with Pierre Gramegna, ESM Managing DirectorPublished in Het Financieele Dagblad (the Netherlands)30 January 2024Interviewer: Marijn Jongsma [Translated from Dutch]Italy is currently blocking a greater role for the European emergency fund ESM. Director Pierre Gramegna does not give up the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-proto-thema-greece Interview with Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director Published in Proto Thema (Greece), 11 March 2018 Interview conducted on 4 March 2018 Interviewer: Argyris Papastathis Proto Thema: The Eurogroup Working Group has been working for quite a while now on the fresh debt relief measures for Greece. The...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/nicola-giammarioli-interview-affari-finanza-italy Interview with ESM Secretary General Nicola Giammarioli Published in Affari & Finanza (Italy), 28 September 2020 Interviewer: Eugenio Occorsio Original language: Italian “At the beginning of March, when the catastrophic scale of the Covid crisis was beginning to show, we gathered at the ESM’s...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/rolf-strauch-interview-kathimerini-money-review-greece Interview with Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist Published by Kathimerini Money Review (Greece) 13 April 2021 Interviewer: Vassilis Kostoulas Original language: English Kathimerini Money Review: How do you assess the performance of Greece in managing the economic impact of the pandemic? To what...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-skai-tv-greece-june-2017 Transcript of interview with Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director Skai TV (Greece), broadcast on 30 June 2017 (interview took place on 29 June) Interviewer: Sia Kossioni Skai TV: The recent Eurogroup finalised the second consolidation and approved the disbursement of €8.5 billion. When will this...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-luxemburger-wort Interview with Klaus Regling, ESM Managing DirectorPublished in Luxemburger Wort, 8 October 2022, conducted 5 October 2022Interviewer: Thomas KleinOriginal language: German Luxemburger Wort: Klaus Regling, in 2010, in the midst of the euro crisis, you were tasked with setting up the European...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-skai-tv-greece-march-2018 Interview with Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director Interviewer: Sia Kossioni Interview conducted on 4 March 2018 Interview broadcast on 6 March 2018 Sia Kossioni: Mr. Regling, thank you very much for this interview. Let’s start from the clean exit scenario, on which the Greek government is working...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/rolf-strauch-interview-naftemporiki-greece-0 Interview with Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist Published in Naftemporiki (Greece) Interview conducted on 31 May, published on 1 June 2018 Interviewer: Vassilis Kostoulasi Naftemporiki: The growth rates of the Greek economy do not seem to be convincing, something that is reflected in the negative...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/transcript-klaus-reglings-interview-reuters Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director Transcript of interview with Reuters Published on 13 October 2017 Interviewer: Jan Strupczewski On how to make EMU more robust EMU is now much deeper and more robust than before the crisis. Looking ahead, there are different elements, in some we are more advanced...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-die-zeit-germany Interview with Klaus Regling, ESM Managing DirectorPublished in Die Zeit (Germany) on 5 October 2022; conducted on 27 September 2022Interviewer: Mark SchieritzOriginal language: German Die Zeit: Mr Regling, now the German government is again spending many billions to save the economy. You are a...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-bloomberg-surveillance Transcript of interview with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Bloomberg TV (Bloomberg Surveillance), 12 April 2021 Interviewers: Matt Miller and Kailey Leinz Bloomberg TV: One of the questions we've been hearing from investors is when is Europe going to come out with more fiscal stimulus, which...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-kathimerini-greece-0 Interview with Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director Published by Kathimerini (Greece) Interview conducted on 17 July 2019, published on 21 July 2019 Interviewer: Eirini Chrysolora Original language: English Kathimerini: You said after the last Eurogroup that the target of a primary surplus 3.5% of...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/assistance/greece/explainer-esm-and-efsf-financial-assistance-greece Overview Three financial assistance programmes were needed for Greece – why so many? The extent of underlying economic problems at the beginning of the crisis in Greece was much greater than in other ESM/EFSF programme countries. Having adopted the euro in 2001, Greece was able to borrow at low...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/news/post-programme-surveillance-report-greece-autumn-2022 On 22 November 2022, the European Commission published the first post-programme surveillance (PPS) report for Greece. It provides an assessment of the country’s capacity to repay its public debt, by looking at the main economic, fiscal and financial developments. It follows the end of the enhanced...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/news/post-programme-surveillance-report-cyprus-autumn-2022 This report by the European Commission, published on 22 November 2022, presents the findings of the 13th post-programme surveillance mission to Cyprus and identifies remaining challenges. Post-Programme Surveillance Report on Cyprus, Autumn 2022 (PDF) "This report summarises the main findings from...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/esm-euro-area-financial-stability-safe-hands-speech-rolf-strauch Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist “The ESM – euro area financial stability in safe hands” Lecture at Erasmus School of Economics Rotterdam, 31 January 2020 (Please check against delivery) Good morning, I am very happy to be here today at Erasmus University. Your School of Economics is among Europe’s...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-helsingin-sanomat-finland Interview with Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director Published by Helsingin Sanomat (Finland) Interview conducted on 30 September 2019, published on 3 October 2019 Interviewer: Jarno Hartikainen Original language: English Helsingin Sanomat: I’d like to start with a question of a joint fiscal capacity...