The Finance Minister of Portugal Mario Centano, who is also the president
of the Eurogroup, said last December that he is looking to European regulatory guidance concerning cryptocurrencies since they are «overseeing the general picture.»
This first European Conference, organised by DG SANCO of the European Commission, the Lithuanian Presidency, with the support
of Eurogroup for Animals, the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe and VIER PFOTEN International, aims to stimulate discussion on problems related with lucrative trade of cats and dogs and promote exchange of views and practical considerations related with companion animal welfare.
In an uncharacteristically short meeting of the eurozone's finance ministers in Brussels, president
of the eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem said the Greek government ought to stop throwing away time and begin enacting the reforms it requirements to complete its $ 7.2 bn in bail - out extension.
AMY GOODMAN: Jean - Claude Juncker is prime minister of Luxembourg and head
of the Eurogroup of 17 eurozone finance ministers.
In my first week as minister for finance I was visited by Jeroen Dijsselbloem, president
of the Eurogroup (the eurozone finance ministers), who put a stark choice to me: accept the bailout's «logic» and drop any demands for debt restructuring or your loan agreement will «crash» — the unsaid repercussion being that Greece's banks would be boarded up.
Portugal's finance minister Mario Centeno has not excluded the possibility of becoming the next president
of the Eurogroup.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said ahead of a meeting
of eurogroup finance ministers that the 28 - nation bloc...
His declaration comes just hours before a crucial meeting between the finance ministers
of the Eurogroup who are set to decide whether the reforms proposed by the Greek government are good enough to grant an extension on the country's bailout programme.
The current president
of the Eurogroup, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, is at risk of losing his seat after a general election in the Netherlands.
Mario Centeno, the incoming president
of the Eurogroup, underlined his vision for the region and said that «time and patience is of essence» to reform the euro zone.
The jobs of both the president
of the Eurogroup and Euro Working Group will soon be up for grabs as incumbents step down at the end of the year.
«We need to complete the banking union,» he said, «Completing the banking union means slightly different things for each member
of the Eurogroup.
Not exact matches
Greece and its creditors appear to be one step closer to reaching a final agreement on the restructuring
of the country's huge debt pile, according to
Eurogroup President Mario Centeno.
Mario Centeno, who heads the group
of 19 euro zone finance chiefs called the
Eurogroup, cautioned that this divergence between Europe and the IMF might not be bridged before June.
He explained that the current
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who's also the Dutch finance minister, gathers significant support among the other finance ministers but failed to get enough backing to continue with his European role after having lost the general election, putting an end, at least for now, to the idea
of a permanent president.
According to the European Commission, a fully integrated economic and monetary union would need a Treasury led by a EU finance minister, who could chair the meetings
of the euro zone finance ministers — currently known as the
Eurogroup.
The
Eurogroup partners have presented an ultimatum to Greece that is against the values
of Europe, he said, according to Reuters.
«We are saying, not without careful thought, that this
Eurogroup is
of decisive importance, taking into account that time is very short and that a result must be worked on,» she said early on Friday, Reuters reported.
The
Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers will meet again on Saturday at 16:00 London time in a last - ditch effort to find an agreement that could release a vital last tranche
of bailout aid worth 7.2 billion euros.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a news conference after the first day
of a European Union summit, taking place after the
Eurogroup meeting Thursday, that a deal was urgently needed.
Julia Chatterley models the official
Eurogroup poncho ahead
of the European finance ministers» meeting in Dublin
Once the new measures are approved by Greek lawmakers, Euro zone finance ministers will then discuss the disbursement
of loans at the next scheduled
Eurogroup meeting on May 22.
But Mr Kenny told the Socialist Party TD: «I reject your assertions
of any comments made by our Minister for Finance at the
eurogroup meeting.
With the ramifications still unclear and some analysts putting the chances
of a «Grexit» at «very high», European Commission head Jean - Claude Juncker was to hold a teleconference on Monday morning with European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi, Tusk and
Eurogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem.
Last week
Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijssbloem, called for the creation
of an independent council to evaluate member state's fiscal programs.
Eurogroup president Jeroen Dijssebloem has already criticised the result
of the referendum, warning:
This list will be further specified and then agreed with the institutions by the end
of April,» the
Eurogroup said in a statement.
However, Varufakis» strategy already failed in previous negotiations with the
Eurogroup, as the agreements signed with Eurozone countries stipulate that Greece will not be granted any further payments before the end
of April, and they would be conditioned by a successful evaluation
of the implementations
of reforms announced by the Tsiprasled Greek government.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said Saturday that the hard part
of Greece's negotiations with its eurozone partners lies ahead, a day after the
Eurogroup agreed in Brussels to extend Athens» loan agreement for four months.
Eurogroup finance ministers will hear the results
of that «first view» in a teleconference next Tuesday, Spanish Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said.
The ECB has also asked the
Eurogroup that the 10bn recapitalisation be readily available in case
of any negative contingency.»
«Despite the misinformation
of latest times, the Greek proposals were recognized politically by the
eurogroup,» mentioned a authorities statement.
Ahead
of the start off
of Monday's
Eurogroup, the Dutch secretary for finance Eric Wiebes, urged Athens to hurry their development on reforms in buy receive the final part
of its bail - out which is provisionally due in April.
As funds proceeds to go away Greece, the
Eurogroup head has proposed that the region may well introduce the identical kind
of money controls set in location in Cyprus in the aftermath
of the country's bail - out in 2013 & # 13
IMF and
Eurogroup finance ministers have been unable to reach agreement on the IMF's proposal to grant Greece some level
of debt relief.
Differences
of opinion remain on several major reforms that are really needed to get Greece back on track,
Eurogroup Chairman Jeroen Dijsselbloem said in an interview with Dutch TV broadcaster NOS.
They have helped start a network
of Eastern European animal charities to target countries with relatively small farmed animal movements.148 Collaboration with these groups allows Open Cages to share their strategy, know - how, and experience, which is particularly important given that Open Cages anticipates that these newer groups will face challenges similar to those that they themselves faced.149 Open Cages encourages motivated activists in nearby countries to start their own organizations, offering support, mentoring, and fundraising.150 In addition, Open Cages is a member
of international coalitions such as the Open Wing Alliance, the Fur Free Alliance, and the
Eurogroup for Animals.151, 152
The proposal was put forward by the
Eurogroup for Animals to tackle the unethical backstreet breeding
of dogs.
The negotiations that followed would test flexibility on three fronts: first, how much a newly elected domestic government can deviate from the promises to which a country has already subscribed, second, what leeway is left from the central EU economic priorities as specified by the
Eurogroup and the Troika, and third, how much the legal and institutional framework described above can be softened and replaced by some form
of «political negotiation».
The first was set out in the
Eurogroup statement
of 20 February 2015 and the second took the form
of a complementary list
of planned reforms, which was sent by the Greek government to its Eurozone partners on 23 February 2015.
The
Eurogroup was the formal forum
of the negotiations, but decisions have been largely crafted by bilateral Greek — German negotiations.
According to the
Eurogroup statement, conditions will be «based on» the old conditions and, as previously stated, Greece had to offer its own list
of priorities on 23 February 2015.
Last year, Bank
of Portugal issued a warning against OneCoin, the purported altcoin scheme widely seen as a scam The country's Finance Minister and
Eurogroup president Mário Centeno, as reported, has stated he is confident regulators are overseeing bitcoin's impact.
The
Eurogroup is a group
of nineteen finance ministers
of EU countries, who meet once a month to talk about major economic and monetary policies that are implemented across the EU.