Eamon Gilmore
Question:68 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Council of Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels on 12 February. [5552/02]
Vol. 548 No. 5
68 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Finance if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Council of Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels on 12 February. [5552/02]
The conclusions of the meeting of Economic and Finance Ministers, ECOFIN, which I attended on 12 February in Brussels covered a number of areas.
Following an orientation debate, under the heading Preparations for the European Council in Barcelona, it was agreed that the Spanish Presidency would draft a key issues paper. This paper will take into account the contributions of other Council formations and be submitted for approval to the next ECOFIN meeting on 5 March and for onward submission to Barcelona.