https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/how-esm-prepared-social-bonds-panel-discussion-siegfried-ruhl Siegfried Ruhl, ESM Head of Funding and Investor Relations Panel Discussion - Covid-19 and social bonds (extracts) GlobalCapital Sustainable and Responsible Capital Markets Virtual Forum Online, 16 September 2020 Earlier this year the ESM became part of the European response to the Covid-19 pandemic...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-ert-tv-greece-september-2020 Transcript of interview with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling ERT TV (Greece) Conducted 15 September, broadcast on 16 September 2020 Interviewer: Rallou Alexopoulou ERT TV: Due to the pandemic crisis, Greece does not need to achieve the primary surplus of 3.5% in 2020. Also, it seems that in 2021...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-conferences/statement-press-after-meeting-greek-finance-minister-christos-staikouras ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Statement to press after meeting with Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras Athens, 14 September 2020 Dear Minister Staikouras, dear Christos, Thank you very much to you and your colleagues for your warm welcome at the ministry today. My last trip before...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/recovery-step-step-speech-klaus-regling Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director “Recovery: step by step” The Economist 24th Roundtable with the Government of Greece Athens, 15 September 2020 (Please check against delivery) Ladies and gentlemen, Last time I attended the Economist Roundtable – which is always a pleasure – nobody thought of a...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-conferences/klaus-regling-eurogroup-press-conference-berlin Transcript of remarks by ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Press conference after Eurogroup meeting Berlin, 11 September 2020 Good afternoon. It's very good to meet again, colleagues and all of you in person. And it was a good moment to take stock of what has happened in the last six months...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/news/brochure-evaluation-financial-assistance-greece This brochure summarises the key conclusions and recommendations of the Independent evaluation on EFSF and ESM’s financial assistance to Greece. Joaquín Almunia, the High-Level Independent Evaluator appointed by the ESM Board of Governors, led this evaluation, which aimed to: draw lessons from the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/response-covid-19-crisis-and-remaining-vulnerabilities-emu Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director, “The response to the Covid-19 crisis and remaining vulnerabilities in EMU” Article published in Eurofi Magazine, 10 September 2020 Eurofi Financial Forum, Berlin Eurofi Magazine: What are the economic vulnerabilities of the European Monetary Union that have been...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/addressing-post-covid-investment-needs Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist, “Addressing Post-Covid Investment Needs” Article published in Eurofi Magazine, 9 September 2020 Eurofi Financial Forum, Berlin Euro area investment never fully recovered from the collapse during the European financial and sovereign debt crisis. Even today, Europe...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/europa-der-krise-der-europ%C3%A4ische-aufbauplan-und-die-rolle-des-esm Klaus Regling, ESM Geschäftsführender Direktor “Europa in der Krise: Der Europäische Aufbauplan und die Rolle des ESM ” 83. Europaministerkonferenz Perl, 9 September 2020 (Es gilt das gesprochene Wort) Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, Es war in Potsdam Anfang November 2012, als ich das letzte Mal vor...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/europe-crisis-european-recovery-plan-and-role-esm Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director “Europe in crisis: The European Recovery Plan and the role of the ESM” 83th Europaministerkonferenz Perl, 9 September 2020 (Please check against delivery) Ladies and gentlemen, It was in Potsdam at the beginning of November 2012 that I last spoke to members of...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-cnbc-coronavirus-unlike-any-other Klaus Regling in interview with CNBC Transcript of interview with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling CNBC Squawk Box Europe & Street Signs Europe in Cernobbio, Italy Recorded 5 September 2020, Broadcasted 8 September 2020 Interviewer: Steve Sedgwick (On EU’s response to the Covid-19 crisis) Klaus...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/fresh-look-debt-sustainability-euro-area-speech-rolf-strauch Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist “A fresh look at debt sustainability in the euro area” Keynote speech at 4th Interdisciplinary Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference 8 September 2020 Please check against delivery Good afternoon, Is sovereign debt sustainable in the euro area? This is a...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/nicola-giammarioli-joins-esm-management-board (Luxembourg) - The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has appointed Nicola Giammarioli, ESM Secretary General, to its Management Board. Mr Giammarioli will be also heading the newly created Secretary General Department, comprising the ESM’s Corporate Governance and Internal Policies division, as...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/speeches-and-presentations/policy-measures-support-eu-economies-speech-klaus-regling Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director “Policy measures to support the EU economies” Ambrosetti Forum Cernobbio, 5 September 2020 (Please check against delivery) Good morning, I was very pleased to accept the invitation to speak at this important Forum. We are experiencing by far the most challenging...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-completes-q3-funding-3-billion-5-year-bond-sale THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO AN OFFERING OF SECURITIES OFFERED AND SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144A AND/OR REGULATION S UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND IS ONLY DIRECTED AT QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS UNDER RULE 144A OR PERSONS OTHER THAN U.S. PERSONS (AS...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-appoints-sara-alonso-martinez-head-middle-and-back-office (Luxembourg) – The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has appointed Sara Alonso Martinez to the position of Head of Middle and Back Office. Ms Alonso Martinez, a Spanish national, joined the ESM in 2014. She performed the roles of Senior IT Officer, Principal Business Change Officer/Senior Project...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-appoints-david-blazquez-vila-head-business-strategy-and-project-management (Luxembourg) – The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has appointed David Blazquez Vila to the position of Head of Business Strategy and Project Management. Mr Blazquez Vila, a Spanish national, joined the ESM in 2014. He supervised the creation of the ESM’s Project Management Office and the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-appoints-laure-salducci-head-hr-and-organisation (Luxembourg) – The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has appointed Laure Salducci to the position of Head of Human Resources and Organisation. Ms Salducci, who is a French national, joined the ESM in 2013 to develop the Compensation and Benefits function, and advanced through progressively more...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-appoints-matja%C5%BE-su%C5%A1ec-head-policy-strategy-and-institutional-relations (Luxembourg) – The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has appointed Matjaž Sušec to the position of Head of Policy Strategy and Institutional Relations. Prior to his appointment, Mr Sušec was Deputy Head of the Policy Strategy division. He led a number of policy projects related to ESM’s crisis...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-welcomes-sp%E2%80%99s-rating-decision (Luxembourg) – The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) welcomes the decision by S&P Global Ratings (S&P) to assign the entity with a long-term AAA rating, a short-term A-1+ rating, and a stable outlook. S&P's decision is based on the ESM's extremely strong enterprise risk profile and financial risk...