Hospodářský a měnový výbor

On Wednesday 14 April 2021 at 9:00, ECB Vice-President Luis De Guindos presented the ECB Annual Report for 2020. The presentation was followed by an exchange of views with ECON Members.

On 14 April 2021, Fabio Panetta, ECB Executive Board Member and Chair of the Eurosystem High-Level Task Force on Central Bank Digital Currency, will present in the ECON Committee the results of the ECB public consultation on the digital euro, followed by a discussion with ECON Members.

On 14 April (14:45 – 15:25), ECON Members will hold an exchange of views with the Executive Director of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, Mr Fausto Parente.

The spread of the COVID-19 virus represents a dramatic risk for the health and lives of our citizens but will also lead to unprecedented shocks for the economy and employment in Europe. The COVID-19 outbreak requires rapid responses from Member States and immediate and innovative joint action of the European institutions and Member States to counter another deep and protracted economic crisis in the aftermath of the health pandemic.

On 23 March 2021 from 13:45 to 15:45, the Committees on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and Legal Affairs (JURI) organised jointly a public hearing on "Wirecard – Lessons learnt".

Elke König, Chair of the Single Resolution Board, made her first appearance in 2021 in the ECON committee from 10.15 on 23 March.

On 23 March 2021 at 9.00, the ECON committee held a public hearing with Mr Andrea Enria, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the ECB, in the framework of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM).

On 18 March, 09:00 – 11:00, the ECON Committee had an exchange of views with the ECB President, in a crucial moment for the European Union one year after the first lockdown.

On 4th of March, 10:15 – 11:00, the ECON Committee held an exchange of views on the annual report of the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board (ESGAB) with the new chair Aurel Schubert.