6-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Irish Presidency hopes to make progress on outstanding technical issues in discussions with the Parliament over the coming weeks. Agreement also reached on the “Two Pack” of economic surveillance measures for the Eurozone.
There was broad political support at ECOFIN Council today for the compromise package reached with the European Parliament on CRD IV. The CRD IV package is about protecting taxpayers into the future by building stronger European banks.
Today’s Council also confirmed the agreement the Irish presidency brokered on the ‘Two-Pack.’ This is a key piece of the Eurozone’s economic architecture and will further contribute to financial and economic stability.
Minister Noonan – “I am pleased to report that we have broad support in favour of the compromise package we agreed with the Parliament last week.
We hope to make progress on the outstanding technical issues in our discussions with the Parliament over the coming weeks.
The agreement on the “two pack” represents a further step in improved economic governance in the Eurozone.”
The meeting also included:
Finance Ministers also discussed the state of play of the adjustment programmes in Ireland and in Portugal.
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Contacts
Paul Bolger, Presidency Spokesperson for Department of Finance
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E: paul.bolger@finance.gov.ie
Deirdre Farrell, Press Spokesperson – Coreper II
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M: +32 499 58 53 00
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