Newsroom482 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos Press releases EFSF mandates Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Crédit Agricole CIB and Royal Bank of Scotland as joint lead managers for next issue 23/05/2012 EFSF Press releases ESM issues bonds for the recap of the Spanish banking sector 12/05/2012 ESM Press releases EFSF holds first tap via auction 09/05/2012 EFSF Press releases Statement from EFSF regarding next disbursement to Greece 09/05/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF appoints Agnès Belaisch as Head of Economic and Market Analysis 03/05/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF taps 20-year bond 26/04/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF places 7-year bond 24/04/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF mandates HSBC, Morgan Stanley and Natixis as joint lead managers for its next issue 23/04/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF places €4 billion 5-year bond 21/03/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF mandates Citigroup, Nomura and Unicredit as joint lead managers for next issue 20/03/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF holds 6-month bill auction 20/03/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF places €1.5 billion 20 year bond 19/03/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF holds 3-month bill auction 06/03/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF holds 6-month bill auction 21/02/2012 EFSF Press releases European Sovereign Bond Protection Facility launched 17/02/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF holds 6-month bill auction 17/01/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF statement following Standard & Poor’s decision to downgrade its long-term rating 16/01/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF places €3 billion benchmark bond in support of Ireland and Portugal 05/01/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF mandates Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank and Société Générale CIB as joint lead managers for its next issue 03/01/2012 EFSF Press releases EFSF holds first bill auction 13/12/2011 EFSF More content is coming your way Contacts Cédric Crelo Head of Communications and Chief Spokesperson +352 260 962 205 c.crelo@esm.europa.eu Anabela Reis Deputy Head of Communications and Deputy Chief Spokesperson +352 260 962 551 a.reis@esm.europa.eu Juliana Dahl Principal Speechwriter and Principal Spokesperson +352 260 962 654 j.dahl@esm.europa.eu George Matlock Senior Financial Spokesperson +352 260 962 232 g.matlock@esm.europa.eu Subscribe to ESM news Subscribe to ESM blog Subscribe to Investor Relations newsletter Social media Michala Marcussen at #ESMLunchTalk on upcoming challenges in the economyThe European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for the countries of the euro area. Like its predecessor -- the te...