Newsroom506 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos EFSF EFSF and ESM complete funding programme for 2013 EFSF EFSF issues €1.5 billion 16-year bond EFSF EFSF Board of Directors approves €3.7 billion disbursement to Portugal ESM ESM issues 10-year bond ESM Euro area Member States transfer fourth tranche of ESM paid-in capital EFSF EFSF issues 7-year bond ESM ESM issues inaugural long-term bond ESM ESM disburses €1.5 billion to Cyprus EFSF EFSF disburses €1 billion to Ireland ESM ESM to disburse €1.5 billion to Cyprus EFSF EFSF taps 7-year bond via auction ESM ESM to start issuing long-term bonds in October EFSF EFSF successfully issues a new 21-year bond EFSF EFSF disburses €2.5 billion to Greece EFSF EFSF issues 5-year bond EFSF EFSF issues €5bn 7-year bond EFSF ESM becomes sole mechanism for new financial assistance programmes to euro area Member States EFSF EFSF disburses €2.1 billion to Portugal ESM ESM disburses €1 billion to Cyprus EFSF EFSF disburses €3.3 billion to Greece 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 Subscribe to ESM news Subscribe to ESM Briefs Subscribe to ESM blog Subscribe to Investor Relations newsletter Social media Joint opening bell ESM x Eurex | 15 May 2025Yesterday marked the official launch of the ESM's central clearing for over-the-counter interest rate swaps with Eurex Clearing. To celebrate this la...