Eurogroup meeting, 22 April 2016

A meeting of the Eurogroup was held on 22 April 2016 in Amsterdam. Its agenda included the following items:

+ Discussion on the next steps and the timeline for the completion of the first review of Greece's economic adjustment programme, following a presentation on its state of play;

+ Discussion on national insolvency frameworks which had begun in January 2016;

+ Presentation by Danièle Nouy, Chair of the SSM's Supervisory Board, on the European Central Bank's annual report on its supervisory activities in 2015 and its priorities for 2016;

+ Discussion on the progress made in harmonising supervisory options and national discretions, which are granted to the supervisory authorities under the EU capital requirements legislation - the foundation of the EU's banking union.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Eurogroup meeting, 7 March 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/eurogroup-meeting-7-march-2016/

European Commission: DG Communication: RAPID: SPEECH/16/1546, 22.04.16: Remarks by Commissioner Pierre Moscovici at the Eurogroup Press Conference, Amsterdam http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-16-1546_en.htm

ESO: Background information: Athens works on contingent fiscal plan to satisfy lenders and complete review http://www.europeansources.info/record/athens-works-on-contingent-fiscal-plan-to-satisfy-lenders-and-complete-review/

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