Indicative programme - Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting, 8 November 2019
Place:
Europa building, Brussels
Chair:
Mika Lintilä, Minister for finance of Finland
All times are approximate and subject to change
From +/- 07.15
Arrivals (live streaming)
+/- 07.45
Doorstep by Minister Lintilä
08.00
Roundtable - Ministerial dialogue with EFTA countries
09.00
Roundtable - Ecofin / ministerial breakfast
09.30
Roundtable - Joint policy debate with participation of Ministers for finance and education
12.10
Press conference following the joint policy debate with participation of Ministers for finance and education
12.30
Beginning of the Ecofin Council meeting
Adoption of the agenda
Adoption of non-legislative A Items
+/- 12.35
Council recommendation on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (*)
+/- 12.40
Adoption of legislative A Items (public session)
+/- 12.55
Excise duties (public session)
+/- 13.25
Transmission and exchange of VAT-relevant payment data (public session)
+/- 13.55
Special VAT scheme for small enterprises (public session)
+/- 14.25
Other business - Current financial services legislative proposals (public session)
+/- 14.40
Digital taxation
2019 Annual report of the European Fiscal Board
Conclusions on EU statistics
Conclusions on climate finance for the COP25
Follow-up to the G20, r and IMF and World Bank annual meetings in October 2019 in Washington
Other business - Stable coins
+/- 17.00
Press conference (live streaming)
In the margins of the Council
Thursday, 7 November
Macroeconomic dialogue
+/- 11.30
Roundtable
Eurogroup meeting
From 13.30
Arrivals (live streaming)
+/- 14.45
Doorstep of Eurogroup President Mario Centeno
+/- 15.00
Roundtable - Eurogroup
From 15.30
Arrivals (Inclusive EG)
+/- 16.00
Roundtable - Eurogroup in inclusive format
18.00
Press conference (live streaming)