Eurogroup Ministers Meeting

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 7: (L-R) Managing Director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Pierre Gramegna is talking with the Portuguese Finance Minister Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia, the Austrian Finance Minister Magnus Brunner, the Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, President of the Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe and the Dutch Minister of Finance, Sigrid Agnes Maria Kaag prior the start of the Eurogroup in the Europa building, the EU Council headquarter on December 7, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. The Eurogroup will review the economic and fiscal situation of the euro area member states, based on the European Commission’s opinions on their draft budgetary plans, and exchange first views on the euro area recommendation published with the autumn package. Ministers will also take stock of the European Stability Mechanism treaty ratification and discuss the future of European capital and financial markets. (Footage by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)