Newsroom476 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos Press releases Joint Statement: Andris Vilks and Klaus Regling hail Latvia's accession to ESM 03/03/2014 ESM Press releases ESM issues 7-year bond 25/02/2014 ESM Press releases EFSF issues €4 billion 10-year bond 12/02/2014 EFSF Press releases Joint Statement following meeting between Irish Minister for Finance, Mr. Michael Noonan & Mr. Klaus Regling, Managing Director of ESM 17/01/2014 ESM Press releases EFSF issues €8 billion 5-year bond 15/01/2014 EFSF Press releases Spain successfully exits ESM financial assistance programme 31/12/2013 ESM Press releases EFSF Board of Directors approves €500 million disbursement to Greece 17/12/2013 EFSF Press releases ESM Board of Directors approves €100 million disbursement to Cyprus 17/12/2013 ESM Press releases EFSF financial assistance for Ireland ends with successful Irish exit 08/12/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF makes final disbursement to Ireland 04/12/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF and ESM complete funding programme for 2013 03/12/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF issues €1.5 billion 16-year bond 26/11/2013 EFSF Press releases EFSF Board of Directors approves €3.7 billion disbursement to Portugal 19/11/2013 EFSF Press releases ESM issues 10-year bond 12/11/2013 ESM Press releases Euro area Member States transfer fourth tranche of ESM paid-in capital 31/10/2013 ESM Press releases EFSF issues 7-year bond 22/10/2013 EFSF Press releases ESM issues inaugural long-term bond 08/10/2013 ESM Press releases EFSF disburses €1 billion to Ireland 27/09/2013 EFSF Press releases ESM disburses €1.5 billion to Cyprus 27/09/2013 ESM Press releases ESM to disburse €1.5 billion to Cyprus 13/09/2013 ESM 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 Pierre Gramegna at Eurogroup press conference, December 2023The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for the countries of the euro area. Like its predecessor -- the te...