https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-conferences/klaus-regling-eurogroup-video-press-conference Transcript of remarks by ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Video press conference after Eurogoup meeting 3 November 2020 Good evening, I also want to begin by saying that on behalf of the ESM, we are dismayed about the terrible terrorist attacks in Austria and France and offer our condolences...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/europes-response-covid-19-speech-klaus-regling Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director “Europe's response to Covid-19” UniCredit European Conference Online, 21 October 2020 (Please check against delivery) Good afternoon from Luxembourg, Seven years ago, I spoke at UniCredit's first European Investment Conference in Munich. In my speech today, I...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-completes-q4-funding-%E2%82%AC2-billion-bond-sale (Luxembourg) - The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) completed its fourth quarter funding needs on Monday, raising the full €2 billion it had targeted The ESM issued a new €2 billion 0% bond maturing on 16 December 2024. The spread was fixed at mid-swaps minus 8 basis points, for a reoffer yield of...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/geopolitics-european-financial-markets-speech-rolf-strauch-0 Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist “The geopolitics of European financial markets” Pensions & Investments World Pension Summit Online, 19 October 2020 (Please check against delivery) Good afternoon. I would like to start with a brief overview of the current economic situation and outlook. The...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-appoints-anabela-reis-deputy-head-communications-today-and-acting-head The ESM has appointed Anabela Reis as Deputy Head of Communications and Deputy Chief Spokesperson. The appointment is effective today. On 1 January 2021, Ms Reis will become Acting Head of Communications and Acting Chief Spokesperson. The current Head of Communications and Chief Spokesperson...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/joint-statement-fifth-high-level-regional-financing-arrangements-rfa-dialogue The fifth High-Level Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) Dialogue took place virtually on 13 October 2020 at a time when the international community continues to suffer from the extraordinary human and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The dialogue provided a timely opportunity for...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/joint-imf-rfas-press-release-participation-5th%C2%A0high-level-rfa-dialogue The Managing Director of the IMF and the Heads of the RFAs to strengthen cooperation to support their members during the next stages of the COVID-19 crisis In the context of the fifth High-level RFA Dialogue, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) discussed...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/regional-financing-arrangements-highlight-vital-role-multilateral-cooperation-amid RFAs highlight vital role of multilateral cooperation amid Covid-19 Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs) from across the world held their fifth Annual High-level Dialogue today to discuss the important role that multinational cooperation should play at a time when the international community...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/fiscal-rules-drawing-lessons-past-speech-klaus-regling Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director “Fiscal rules: Drawing lessons from the past” Interparliamentary Conference on Stability, Economic Coordination and Governance in the EU Online, 12 October 2020 (Please check against delivery) Good afternoon. In a broad sense, the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP)...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-seconds-siegfried-ruhl-european-commission-inter-institutional-cooperation-combat (Luxembourg) - The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) announces some temporary changes to its funding team as the institution deepens its cooperation with the European Commission, which is in the process of increasing its funding activities as part of Europe’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/euro-area-agenda-speech-rolf-strauch Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist “The euro area agenda” The Werner Report, 50 years on Online, 7 October 2020 (Please check against delivery) Good afternoon, Former Luxembourg Prime Minister Pierre Werner envisaged a phased approach to a complete European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). He saw a...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/efsf-raises-%E2%82%AC4-billion-q4-two-bond-deals (Luxembourg) - The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) raised €4 billion towards its fourth quarter €5 billion funding needs with a dual-tranche transaction on Tuesday, which drew a combined order book of nearly €29 billion, despite both recording all-time low yields for their maturities...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-conferences/klaus-regling-eurogroup-video-press-conference-0 Transcript of responses to journalists’ questions by ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Video press conference after Eurogoup meeting 5 October 2020 [Klaus Regling’s opening statement could not be broadcasted during the press conference due to technical problems.] Response to question on whether...

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https://www.esm.europa.eu/nicola-giammarioli-interview-affari-finanza-italian-version Intervista al Segretario Generale MES Nicola Giammarioli Pubblicata il: 28 Settembre in Affari & Finanza, Italia Intervista fatta il: 24 Settembre Intervistatore: Eugenio Occorsio Lingua originale: Italiano “Ai primi di marzo, quando si cominciava a intravvedere la portata catastrofica della crisi...

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/news/enhanced-surveillance-report-greece-september-2020 Seventhth enhanced surveillance report On 23 September 2020, the European Commission published the seventh enhanced surveillance report for Greece. The report assesses the implementation of Greece’s commitments to the Eurogroup regarding reform completion up to mid-2020. This report is based on the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/news/klaus-regling-interview-vima-greek-version-sept-2020 Συνέντευξη με τον επικεφαλής του ESM Κλάους Ρέγκλινγκ Δημοσιεύτηκε στο Βήμα της Κυριακής (20 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020) Δόθηκε στον Άγγελο Κωβαίο Κύριε Ρέγκλινγκ, θα μπορούσε να πει κανείς, έστω και καθ’ υπερβολήν, ότι ο ESM δεν θα υπήρχε δίχως την Ελλάδα. Πόσο διαφέρει ο σημερινός ρόλος του σε σχέση με τα...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-vima-greece-september-2020 Interview with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Published in To Vima (Greece) on 20 September 2020 Interview conducted on 15 September 2020 Interviewer: Angelos Kovaios Original language: English To Vima: One could say that the ESM wouldn’t exist without Greece, even if that’s a little bit...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/europe%E2%80%99s-way-recovery-speech-klaus-regling Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director “Europe’s way to recovery” CHITEC-China Financial Summit 18 September 2020 (Please check against delivery) A warm hello from Luxembourg, It was my wish to travel to Asia and speak to you in person, but travel restrictions still make that impossible. It is now six...