Tag: Mario Centeno

• Friday, July 10th 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Irish minister elected new president of the Eurozone finance group

  

  Ireland's finance minister Paschal Donohoe has been elected as the new president of the eurozone's finance group. Donohoe succeeds former president Mário Centeno from Portugal who said in June he would not run for another term as Eurogroup president.

• Thursday, June 11th 2020 - 13:28 UTC

  Spain eyeing chair of the Eurozone of finance ministers and WTO leadership

  

  The Spanish government started lobbying on Wednesday for Economy Minister Nadia Calvino to take the presidency of the Euro-group, with a minister saying “it would be good news” if she were to replace Mario Centeno, who is stepping down.

• Monday, April 13th 2020 - 10:30 UTC

  EU agrees massive emergency Euros 500bn fund; Germany says “nein” to mutual guaranteed coronabonds

  

  European Union finance ministers have agreed on a massive emergency package designed to ensure that member-states hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic will have the necessary resources to rebuild their economies.