2019 year in review
Joaquín Almunia, a former European Commission Vice President, is appointed High-Level Independent Evaluator of financial assistance to Greece
ESM adjusts capital contribution keys for 14 Members following end of temporary correction period for Slovenia
EFSF BoD approves reimbursement and reduction of step-up interest margin for Greece as part of medium-term debt relief measures agreed in November 2018
ESM co-organises with the Latin American Reserve Fund and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) +3 Macroeconomic Research Office the 3rd Regional Financing Arrangements Research Seminar, in Luxembourg
ESM publishes Safeguarding the euro in times of crisis: the inside story of the ESM recounting the rescue funds’ history against the backdrop of the European sovereign debt crisis
ESM co-organises with the Spanish Ministry of Economy a seminar on the role of the ESM in euro area financial stability
EFSF BoD approves a Portuguese request to make an early €2 billion repayment on its EFSF loans
ESM management structure reorganisation takes effect
ESM launches interactive public programme database with data on EFSF and ESM financial assistance programmes
EFSF and ESM BoDs agree to waive mandatory repayment obligation of ESM/EFSF loans in connection with a partial early repayment by Greece to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
ESM commits to eliminating single-use plastics at the institution by end 2020, signing up to the Zero Single-Use Plastic Manifesto
Eurogroup agrees in principle on the ESM reform, subject to the conclusion of national procedures
Following a year of preparations, ESM approves the ESM signing the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. The signing took place in February 2020
