Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance published a letter from Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis to his euro area counterparts submitting his candidacy for the Eurogroup presidency and outlining how he would steer the forum toward more coordinated delivery of common policies as Europe faces systemic challenges. The letter proposes four shared priorities and a guiding principle. Priorities cover advancing a Savings and Investment Union to unlock European capital by deepening financial integration and cross-border liquidity, and supporting consolidation and cooperation in banking and exchange ecosystems where it strengthens resilience and market depth. It also calls for stronger completion of the Single Market through further simplification and more predictable rules, with targeted strategies in sectors where scale drives competitiveness such as telecommunications, digital infrastructure, green technologies and advanced manufacturing, and argues that euro area financial conditions should support Single Market progress. A third priority focuses on the digital euro and Europe’s technological sovereignty, positioning regulatory policy to enable innovation alongside evolving safeguards. The fourth priority is safeguarding Europe’s economic foundations through sustained fiscal and financial stability, addressing demographic change and productivity shortfalls, and applying common rules fairly and strictly. As a guiding principle, the agenda envisages a focused, agile and inclusive Eurogroup that is operational and well prepared, complementary to ECOFIN, avoids duplication, concentrates on euro area-specific issues, and can act quickly and cohesively in crises.

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