On 17 October, ALDE Party and Renew Europe co-hosted a meeting of Ministers in Luxembourg ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) Council of the European Union.  

During the meeting, Ministers discussed the main topics on the ECOFIN Council agenda, including the proposed reform of the economic governance framework and the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility. 

The meeting was chaired by Renew Europe Vice-President Morten Løkkegaard MEP from ALDE Party member Venstre in Denmark. 

Participants included: 

• Klemen Boštjančič, Minister of Finance (Gibanje Svoboda, SI)   
• Jakob Elleman-Jensen, Minister for Economic Affairs (Venstre, DK)   
• Michael McGrath, Minister for Finance (Fianna Fáil, IE)   
• Asen Vasilev, Minister of Finance (We Continue the Change, BG)
  

• Werner Hoyer, European Investment Bank President (FDP, DE) 
   
• Billy Kelleher MEP (Fianna Fáil, IE) 

This morning, ministers from our political family meet to discuss European economic governance ahead of today’s #ECOFIN @EUCouncil, chaired by @Loekkegaard_MEP 🇪🇺 pic.twitter.com/i7CM2QiPKy

— ALDE Party (@ALDEParty) October 17, 2023