Newsroom445 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos Press releases EFSF issues €5 billion 7-year bond 07/04/2014 EFSF New Press releases ESM Board of Directors approves €150 million disbursement to Cyprus 01/04/2014 ESM New Press releases ESM reaches target level of €80 billion in paid-in capital 31/03/2014 ESM New Press releases EBRD and ESM sign Memorandum of Understanding 26/03/2014 ESM New Press releases EFSF Board of Directors elects Hans Vijlbrief as its new Chairman 23/03/2014 EFSF New Press releases Klaus Regling begrüßt Urteil des Bundesverfassungsgerichts 17/03/2014 ESM New Press releases Klaus Regling welcomes German Constitutional Court's ruling 17/03/2014 ESM New Press releases Basel Committee on Banking Supervision recognises ESM and EFSF securities as Level 1 High Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA) 17/03/2014 EFSF New Press releases EFSF taps bond for €2 billion 11/03/2014 EFSF New Press releases Joint Statement: Andris Vilks and Klaus Regling hail Latvia's accession to ESM 02/03/2014 ESM New Press releases ESM issues 7-year bond 24/02/2014 ESM New Press releases EFSF issues €4 billion 10-year bond 11/02/2014 EFSF New Press releases Joint Statement following meeting between Irish Minister for Finance, Mr. Michael Noonan & Mr. Klaus Regling, Managing Director of ESM 16/01/2014 ESM New Press releases EFSF issues €8 billion 5-year bond 14/01/2014 EFSF New Press releases Spain successfully exits ESM financial assistance programme 30/12/2013 ESM New Press releases EFSF Board of Directors approves €500 million disbursement to Greece 16/12/2013 EFSF New Press releases ESM Board of Directors approves €100 million disbursement to Cyprus 16/12/2013 ESM New Press releases EFSF financial assistance for Ireland ends with successful Irish exit 07/12/2013 EFSF New Press releases EFSF makes final disbursement to Ireland 03/12/2013 EFSF New Press releases EFSF and ESM complete funding programme for 2013 02/12/2013 EFSF New 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 George Matlock Senior Financial Spokesperson +352 260 962 232 g.matlock@esm.europa.eu Juliana Dahl Senior Economic Spokesperson +352 260 962 654 j.dahl@esm.europa.eu Subscribe to ESM news Subscribe to ESM blog Subscribe to Investor Relations newsletter Social media Eurogroup March 2022 Klaus Regling's remarksThe European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for the countries of the euro area. Like its predecessor -- the te...