Newsroom469 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos Press releases EFSF Board of Directors reserves its rights to act upon Greece's default 03/07/2015 ESM Press releases ESM Board of Directors approves €100 million disbursement to Cyprus 02/07/2015 ESM Press releases EFSF takes note of Greece's non-payment to IMF 01/07/2015 ESM Press releases EFSF programme for Greece expires today 30/06/2015 ESM Press releases ESM Board of Governors approves 2014 Annual Report 18/06/2015 ESM Press releases EFSF issues €2.25 billion 4.5 year benchmark bond 27/05/2015 EFSF Press releases EFSF taps October 2017 and February 2045 bonds in dual-tranche transaction 13/05/2015 ESM Press releases EFSF issues €3 billion 10-year benchmark bond 21/04/2015 EFSF Press releases ESM approves a second voluntary early repayment by Spain 10/03/2015 ESM Press releases ESM issues 2.5-year bond - first ever negative yield for syndicated euro SSA benchmark 10/03/2015 ESM Press releases EFSF Board of Directors extends MFFA for Greece until 30 June 2015 27/02/2015 EFSF Press releases EFSF issues 30-year €1.5bn bond 10/02/2015 EFSF Press releases Joint Statement by Finance Minister of Lithuania and ESM Managing Director 03/02/2015 ESM Press releases EFSF issues 8-year €3 billion bond 13/01/2015 EFSF Press releases Statement after meeting between Portuguese minister of Finance and ESM Managing Director 12/01/2015 ESM Press releases Internal changes at the ESM following adoption of bank recapitalisation instrument 19/12/2014 ESM Press releases Extension of the EFSF programme and EFSF bonds for Greece 19/12/2014 ESM Press releases CEB and ESM sign Memorandum of Understanding 09/12/2014 ESM Press releases ESM Board of Directors approves €350 million disbursement to Cyprus 08/12/2014 ESM Press releases ESM direct bank recapitalisation instrument adopted 08/12/2014 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 George Matlock Senior Financial Spokesperson +352 260 962 232 g.matlock@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 blog Subscribe to Investor Relations newsletter Social media Pierre Gramegna at Eurogroup press conference, May 2023The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for the countries of the euro area. Like its predecessor -- the te...