The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Philip Hammond)
An informal meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Ministers will be held in Bucharest on 05-06 April 2019. Ministers will discuss the following:
Working Lunch - Multiannual Financial Framework
Ministers will discuss the multiannual finance framework in the context of the European semester and financing of the EU budget.
Working Session I
The Council will then be joined by Central Bank Governors for the first working session.
Institutional Cycle Priorities
Following a presentation from Bruegel, Ministers and Central Bank Governors will discuss the priorities for the next EU institutional cycle.
Capital Markets Union
Ministers and Central Bank Governors will then discuss the way forward for the Capital Markets Union.
Working Session II
Labour Mobility in the EU
Following a presentation from the Centre for European Policy Studies, Ministers will discuss the macroeconomic and fiscal impact of labour mobility in the EU.
Taxation and Economic Growth
Ministers will discuss the role of taxation in supporting EU economic growth.
Preparation of the April G20 and IMF meetings
Ministers will be invited to approve the EU terms of reference for the G20 meeting and International Monetary and Financial Committee statement, ahead of the spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, D.C.
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