Eurogroup
The meeting of the finance ministers of the euro zone member states.
Members of the Eurogroup
The members of the Eurogroup are the ministers from the euro area member states and the Eurogroup president.
Paschal Donohoe
President of the Eurogroup
Magnus Brunner
Austria
Vincent Van Peteghem
Belgium
Constantinos Petrides
Cyprus
Keit Pentus-Rosimannus
Estonia
Annika Saarikko
Finland
Bruno Le Maire
France
Christian Lindner
Germany
Christos Staikouras
Greece
Paschal Donohoe
Ireland
Daniele Franco
Italy
Jānis Reirs
Latvia
Gintarė Skaistė
Lithuania
Yuriko Backes
Luxembourg
Clyde Caruana
Malta
Sigrid Kaag
Netherlands
Fernando Medina
Portugal
Igor Matovič
Slovakia
Klemen Boštjančič
Slovenia
Nadia Calviño
SpainAbout the Eurogroup
The Eurogroup brings together ministers from the euro area to discuss matters relating to their common currency.
In focus
History
- The European Council endorses the creation of the Eurogroup, an informal body that brings together the finance ministers of countries whose currency is the euro.
- On 1 January 2002 the euro starts circulation as banknotes and coins, replacing national currencies.
- Protocol 14 to the Lisbon Treaty enters into force on 1 December 2009, setting out the role of the Eurogroup.