Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 10 October 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held on 10 October 2019. The agenda includes the following items:

• Discussion on the implementation of the anti-money laundering action plan, taking into account the shortcomings identified by the European Commission;
• Exchange of views on the European Commission's revised methodology for preparing a list of 'high-risk third countries' in the area of money laundering and terrorist financing;
• Presentation of the final report published by the Wise Persons' Group on the European financial architecture for development;
• Recommendation on the nomination of Fabio Panetta as member of the ECB Executive Board;
• Preparations ahead of a number of international meetings;
• Discussionon the 'European Semester' as a policy monitoring process.

• Primary Source

Official

Outcome of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 10 October 2019 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/41012/st12896-en19.pdf

European Commission: Opening remarks of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN press conference, 10 October 2019 https://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-19-6064_en.htm

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