https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-conferences/press-conference-after-annual-meeting-esm-board-governors Transcript of remarks by Mário Centeno, Klaus Regling and Joaquín Almunia Press conference after Annual Meeting of ESM Board of Governors 11 June 2020 Remarks by Mário Centeno, Chairperson of ESM Board of Governors We just finished our 8th ESM Annual Meeting. The ministers reviewed the 2019...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/programme-evaluation-greece-published-today (Luxembourg) – The Evaluation Report “Lessons from the Financial Assistance to Greece” was published today. The Independent Evaluator, Joaquín Almunia, presented his report to the Board of Governors, after more than a year of work and consultation. His evaluation assesses the financial assistance to...

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https://www.esm.europa.eu/news/explainer-evaluation-financial-assistance-greece Why is it important to have an evaluation of the ESM’s financial assistance? This follows best practice of other international financial institutions, such as the European Investment Bank (EIB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, who also regularly evaluate their activities to...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-board-governors-statement-evaluation-financial-assistance-greece The ESM Board of Governors welcomes lessons from financial assistance to Greece The ESM Board of Governors discussed an evaluation report on the financial assistance to Greece presented by Joaquín Almunia, the High-Level Independent Evaluator, appointed to lead this exercise. This second ESM...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-board-governors-approves-2019-annual-report Luxembourg – The Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) held its eighth Annual Meeting today via videoconference and approved the ESM Annual Report for 2019. The Board of Governors comprises the 19 euro area finance ministers. They discussed the main developments of the ESM...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/kalin-anev-janse-interview-bloomberg-tv Transcript of interview with ESM Chief Financial Officer Kalin Anev Janse Bloomberg TV Live broadcast on 3 June 2020 Interviewers: Anna Edwards and Matt Miller Bloomberg TV: Klaus Regling, the ESM president, has said that it's much cheaper for countries to borrow via the ESM than the open market...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/nicola-giammarioli-interview-skytg24-italy Transcript of interview with ESM Secretary General Nicola Giammarioli Broadcast live by Skytg24 (Italy), 22 May 2020 Interviewers: Andrea Bignami and Sarah Varetto Original language: Italian Skytg24: The ESM is the main topic of criticism in current Italian politics. Yesterday Premier Conte...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/news/intervista-con-il-segretario-generale-mes-nicola-giammarioli Trascrizione dell'intervista con il Segretario Generale MES Nicola Giammarioli Trasmissione diretta Skytg24 (Italia), 22 Maggio 2020 Intervistatori: Andrea Bignami and Sarah Varetto Lingua originale: Italiano Skytg24 : Il MES è l’argomento principale di critiche nell’attuale politica italiana. Ieri...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-france-24 Transcript of interview with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling France 24 Recorded 22 May, broadcasted 23 May 2020 Interviewer: Catherine Nicholson France 24: I’ve got a general economic outlook question for you, the bigger picture. We’re looking at a lot of economic damage in Europe. The eurozone...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-kalin-anev-janse-and-siegfried-ruhl-global-investor-conference-call Transcript of questions and answers with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling, Chief Financial Officer Kalin Anev Janse, and Head of Funding and Investor Relations Siegfried Ruhl 20 May 2020 Introduction 1. Can you please briefly explain the conclusions of the Eurogroup , the Report on the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/statement-klaus-regling-franco-german-proposal-18-may-2020 The ESM strongly supports the Franco-German proposal as part of a convincing response to the Covid-19 crisis “I very much welcome the Franco-German proposal of a €500 billion recovery fund. It would support a sustainable recovery from the coronavirus crisis in Europe”, Klaus Regling, Managing...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-cnbc-3 Transcript of interview with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling CNBC Squawk Box, 18 May 2020 Interviewers: Geoff Cutmore, Steve Sedgwick and Karen Tso This [ESM Pandemic Crisis Support] is an incredible fund, no troika surveillance and no reforms demanded as a result of taking these loans. Yet...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-conferences/klaus-regling-eurogroup-video-press-conference-2 Transcript of remarks by ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Video press conference after Eurogroup meeting 15 May 2020 Good evening to all of you. Today, as you heard, we took the final step to make the ESM's Pandemic Crisis Support fully operational. That decision was taken by the Board of...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-board-governors-backs-pandemic-crisis-support (Luxembourg) - The Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) approved today the establishment of Pandemic Crisis Support, to be made available to all ESM Members. The features and terms of the facility were agreed by the Eurogroup on 8 May 2020. The facility is based on the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/interviews/klaus-regling-interview-ansa-dpa-efe-anp-afp Interview with ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Published in Ansa, DPA, EFE, ANP, AFP Interview conducted on 11 May 2020 Interviewers: Chiara de Felice, Ansa (Italy), Verena Schmitt-Roschmann, DPA (Germany), Laura Pérez-Cejuela, EFE (Spain), Petra Janbroers, ANP (Netherlands) and Clement Zampa...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/esm-completes-q2-funding-%E2%82%AC15-billion-tap-sale (Luxembourg) - The European Stability Mechanism completed its second quarter funding needs on Monday, raising the full €1.5 billion it had targeted. The ESM reopened its 0.75% 5 September 2028 bond with the no-grow tap offer, which means the bond’s total outstanding volume is now €4.75 billion. The...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/press-releases/klaus-regling-eurogroup-video-press-conference-2020-05-08 Transcript of remarks by ESM Managing Director Klaus Regling Video press conference after Eurogroup meeting 8 May 2020 Good evening, everybody. This was indeed an important meeting. Let me start with a few words on Portugal, because that is an important part of our work. Portugal is one of the...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/articles-and-op-eds/sovereign-exposures-and-low-interest-rates-article-rolf-strauch Rolf Strauch, ESM Chief Economist “Sovereign exposures and low interest rates” Article published in Eurofi Magazine, April 2020 The EU fiscal framework provides a line of defence against fiscal profligacy. The rules aim to limit fiscal deficits and prevent excessive government debt that risk...

https://www.esm.europa.eu/entrevista-con-segretario-generale-mes-nicola-giammarioli Trascrizione dell'intervista con il Segretario Generale MES Nicola Giammarioli Trasmissione diretta Rai 3 (Italia), 22 Aprile 2020 Intervistatrice: Serena Bortone Lingua originale: Italiano Rai 3 : Mi sembra di capire che il MES innanzitutto è un fondo, giusto? Quanto ha versato l’Italia? Nicola...