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 Webinar: Markus K. Brunnermeier at the ESM discussing The Resilient SocietyThe European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for the countries of the euro area. Like its predecessor -- the te...