Indicative programme - Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 5 December 2019

Source: Council of the European Union (Council) i, published on Wednesday, December 4 2019.

Place:

Europa building, Brussels

Chair:

Mika Lintilä, Minister for finance of Finland

All times are approximate and subject to change

From +/- 08.00

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.15

Doorstep by Minister Lintilä

09.30

Roundtable - Ecofin / ministerial breakfast

10.00

Beginning of the Council meeting

Adoption of the agenda

Adoption of non-legislative A Items

+/- 10.10

Strengthening of the Banking Union (public session)

+/- 10.30

AOB: Directive as regards disclosure of income tax information (public session)

+/- 10.40

AOB: Current financial services legislative proposals (public session)

+/- 10.50

Conclusions on energy taxation (public session)

+/- 11.20

Conclusions on strengthening the European financial architecture for development (public session)

+/- 11.40

ECOFIN Work Plan on Climate Action (public session)

+/- 12.00

Joint Council and Commission statement on “stablecoins” (public session)

+/- 12.10

Conclusions on strategic priorities on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (public session)

+/- 12.30

Conclusions on the deepening of the Capital Markets Union (public session)

+/- 12.50

Sustainable Finance Agenda

Implementation of the Action Plan to tackle non-performing loans in Europe

Council Decisions and Recommendations on the implementation of the Stability and Growth Pact

AOB: EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions

+/- 14.30

Press conference (live streaming, Justus Lipsius press room)

In the margins of the Council

Wednesday, 2 December

Eurogroup meeting

From 12.30

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 13.50

Doorstep of Eurogroup President Mario Centeno

14.00

Roundtable - ESM

15.00

Roundtable - Eurogroup

From 17.00

Arrivals (Inclusive EG)

17.30

Roundtable - Eurogroup in inclusive format

At the end of the meeting

Press conference (live streaming, Justus Lipsius press room)