Date:
28.11.2006
End date: Date: 28 Nov 2006 Venue:
Brussels
Type of event: Council meetings
Policy area: Economic and Financial Affairs
The Economic and Financial Affairs Council is commonly known as the Ecofin Council and is composed of the Member States’ Economics and Finance Ministers. During its Presidency, Finland will hold four meetings of the Ecofin Council in Brussels and Luxembourg. The meetings will be chaired by Minister of Finance, Eero Heinäluoma. The Eurogroup, composed of the twelve countries that have adopted the euro, always meets the day before the Ecofin meeting.
The Ecofin Council also brings together the Ministers responsible for budget matters in the Member States, to discuss issues relating to the EU budget. During Finland’s EU Presidency, the Ecofin Council will meet twice to consider budget affairs. The meetings will be chaired by Coordinate Minister for Finance, Ulla-Maj Wideroos.
Further information
- Conclusion, 06 Dec 2006, 14:31 en fr
Council Conclusions, Economic and Financial Affairs, 28 November 2006 - Press release, 29 Nov 2006, 15:24 en
Council agrees on renewed mandate for external lending by the European Investment Bank - Press release, 29 Nov 2006, 14:14 en
Council approves increases in duty-free allowances for travel from third countries - Press release, 29 Nov 2006, 14:12 en
Council finds action by Poland to be inadequate for bringing down its excessive deficit - Conclusion, 29 Nov 2006, 13:41 en
Council Conclusions (provisional version), Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN), 28 November 2006 - Conclusion, 29 Nov 2006, 13:41 en
Council conclusions on clearing and settlement (ECOFIN), 28 November 2006 - Conclusion, 29 Nov 2006, 10:21 en
Council conclusions on combating tax fraud (ECOFIN), 28 November 2006 - Conclusion, 29 Nov 2006, 10:19 en
Council conclusions on the VAT package (ECOFIN), 28 November 2006 - Conclusion, 29 Nov 2006, 10:04 en
Council conclusions on multilateral surveillance of the 2006 Lisbon national reform programmes (ECOFIN), 28 November 2006 - Conclusion, 29 Nov 2006, 10:04 en
Council conclusions on policies to benefit from increased capital and labour flows in the context of globalisation (ECOFIN), 28 November 2006 - Conclusion, 29 Nov 2006, 10:04 en
Council conclusions on reducing statistical burden (ECOFIN), 28 November 2006 - Council background note, 24 Nov 2006, 17:40 en
Council background note, Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 28 November 2006 - Council agenda, 24 Nov 2006, 16:50 en fr
Provisional agenda (Economic and Financial Affairs), 28 November 2006 - Council agenda, 12 Nov 2006, 16:05 en fr
Notice of meeting and provisional agenda (Economic and Financial Affairs), 28 November 2006
Policy area: Economic and Financial Affairs
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