Press releases
At midnight Estonia will adopt the euro
31/12/2010
IP/10/1777 Brussels, 31 December 2010 Estonia will adopt the euro on 1 January 2011 and so become the 17th member of the euro area. This will bring to over 330 million the number of people who share the single currency....
December 2010: Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator
20/12/2010
IP/10/1756 Brussels, 20 December 2010 After 6 months of continuous improvement, the DG ECFIN flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator for the euro area signals a fall in December 2010 (down to -11....
Stricter financial regulation can help contain future asset bubbles and reduce macroeconomic imbalances
14/12/2010
IP/10/1703 Brussels, 14 December 2010 As part of the effort to broaden macroeconomic surveillance, this Quarterly Report on the Euro Area investigates the extent to which financial supervisory and regulatory reform can help avoid future harmful credit ...
Olli Rehn European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Greece makes major achievements in response to the crisis? Greek Parliament Athens, 9 December 2010
09/12/2010
SPEECH/10/738 Olli Rehn European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs Greece makes major achievements in response to the crisis? Greek Parliament Athens, 9 December 2010 [Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and Gentlemen (in Greek: AGAPITI ...
Preparation of Eurogroup and Economic and Finance Ministers Council, 6 and 7 December 2010
06/12/2010
MEMO/10/651 Brussels, 6 December 2010 EUROGROUP The Eurogroup meeting will start on Monday 6 December at 17h00 with a discussion focused on economic governance. It will be attended by Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn....
European Stability Mechanism (ESM) – Q&A
01/12/2010
MEMO/10/636 Brussels, 1 December 2010 A new permanent crisis mechanism, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), will be set up in the euro area as of mid-2013. Following a proposal by the European Commission, this was agreed by the euro area Ministers ...
Brussels 1/12/10, What is needed from European Policy Makers Now? Building Europe's Economic Future – EEGM Policy Dialogue
01/12/2010
SPEECH/10/713 What is needed from European Policy Makers Now? Building Europe's Economic Future – EEGM Policy Dialogue Brussels, 1 December 2010









