ECOFIN

Monday 20th July 2015 Written Statements

[The First Secretary of State and Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr George Osborne)]

A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 14 July 2015. Ministers discussed the following items:

Current Legislative Proposals

The presidency informed delegations about the state of play of current legislative proposals in the field of financial services.

Presentation of the work programme of the Luxembourg presidency

The Luxembourg presidency presented its six-month work programme in the ECOFIN area.

Five Presidents’ Report: Completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union

The Commission presented the Five Presidents’ report on the plan for completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union. There was an exchange of views on short term measures.

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