Eurogroup meeting, 20 March 2017

A meeting of the Eurogroup was held on 20 March 2017. The agenda included the following topics:

+ Discussion on the implementation of the draft budgetary plans for 2017 by member states and the budgetary situation in the Eurozone as a whole, based on the 2017 Winter Forecast published in February by the European Commission;

+ Discussion on the Eurozone member states' pension systems and benchmarking pension sustainability;

+ Discussion on developments regarding the second review of Greece's macroeconomic adjustment programme;

+ Exchange of views on the Eurozone member states' reporting on their annual debt issuance plans.

ESO: Background information: Eurogroup meeting, 20 February 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurogroup-meeting-20-february-2017/

Eurogroup: Statement, 20.03.17: Remarks by J. Dijsselbloem following the Eurogroup meeting of 20 March 2017 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2017/03/20-eurogroup-jd-remarks/

EUObserver, 21.03.17: Greek bailout talks to 'intensify' https://euobserver.com/economic/137304

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