Newsroom482 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos Press releases EFSF transfers €7.2 bn to Greece for recapitalisation of the banking sector 31/05/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF places €4 billion 4-year bond 29/05/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF disburses €4.2 billion to Greece 17/05/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF places €5 billion 10-year bond 16/05/2013 EFSF Press releases ESM disburses the first tranche of financial assistance to Cyprus 13/05/2013 ESM Press releases ESM disburses the first tranche of financial assistance to Cyprus 13/05/2013 ESM Press releases Euro area Member States transfer third tranche of paid-in capital to ESM 01/05/2013 ESM Press releases ESM Board of Governors grants stability support to Cyprus 24/04/2013 ESM Press releases EFSF taps 7-year bond 22/04/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF taps 3-year bond 18/04/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF places €8 billion 5-year bond 09/04/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF taps 3 year bond 20/03/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF places 3-year bond 26/02/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF taps 25-year bond 14/02/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF taps 10-year bond via auction 12/02/2013 EFSF Press releases ESM Board of Governors elects Jeroen Dijsselbloem as its Chairman 11/02/2013 ESM Press releases EFSF places €5 billion 5-year bond 29/01/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF places €6 billion 7-year bond 15/01/2013 EFSF Press releases ESM holds 3-month bill auction 08/01/2013 ESM Press releases ESM and EFSF announce funding programme for 2013 19/12/2012 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...