Newsroom469 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos Press releases Staff statement following the eleventh post-programme mission to Spain 10/05/2019 ESM Press releases Staff statement following the third post-programme mission to Greece 08/05/2019 ESM Press releases ESM raises €2.5 billion in two bond deals 07/05/2019 ESM Press releases EFSF approves reimbursement and reduction of step-up interest margin for Greece 02/05/2019 EFSF Press releases EFSF raises €3 billion in new 16-year bond 03/04/2019 EFSF Press releases Tommaso Fabi joins ESM Board of Auditors 01/04/2019 ESM Press releases Staff statement following the sixth post-programme surveillance mission to Cyprus 22/03/2019 ESM Press releases ESM raises €2 billion with new 10-year bond 25/02/2019 ESM Press releases Joaquín Almunia to lead ESM evaluation on financial assistance to Greece 18/02/2019 ESM Press releases EFSF raises €4.5 billion in two bond deals 12/02/2019 EFSF Press releases Staff statement following the second post-programme mission to Greece 25/01/2019 ESM Press releases EFSF raises €3 billion in new 7-year bond 07/01/2019 EFSF Press releases EFSF approves waiver of Portugal’s mandatory repayment of EFSF loans 04/12/2018 EFSF Press releases Staff statement following the ninth post-programme surveillance mission to Portugal 30/11/2018 ESM Press releases Approval of medium-term debt relief measures for Greece 22/11/2018 EFSF Press releases Explainer on EFSF medium-term debt relief measures for Greece 22/11/2018 EFSF Press releases Joint position on future cooperation between the European Commission and the ESM 19/11/2018 ESM Press releases Staff statement following the tenth post-programme mission to Ireland 16/11/2018 ESM Press releases EFSF completes 2018 funding by raising €4 billion in new 5-year bond 06/11/2018 EFSF Press releases ESM completes full-year funding with $3 billion dollar deal 16/10/2018 ESM for US 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...