Today, a Marshall plan for the recovery can only be financed by Europeans. We are our best/only line of defence. Relying on US or anyone else is not possible or desirable. We have no one to rely on but ourselves.
Interview w/ 5 EU papers. europa.eu/!CX46ct
The #Eurogroup on Tuesday will discuss new measures to defend the euro & the EU. We have been working on 3 new European backstops: for sovereigns, for businesses and for workers. Combined they represent a safety net of roughly a half trillion euros europa.eu/!CX46ct
Dec 13, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
This morning I will report to the #EuroSummit on the work done by the #Eurogroup to deepen EMU. We made big progress on all files and will continue to work on the coming months to complete our mandate. 1/4
On the Eurozone budget all key features have been agreed. The #BICC will be anchored in the EU budget, and we are discussing possible additional resources. 2/4