Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance endorses Kyriakos Pierrakakis’s bid for the Eurogroup presidency

Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance published a statement by Deputy Minister Nikos Papathanasis welcoming the announcement of Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis’s candidacy for President of the Eurogroup, presenting it as an honour for Greece and as evidence of the country’s distance from the recent economic crisis period. The statement highlighted the Eurogroup’s role in European Union decision-making and argued that, as President, Pierrakakis could help accelerate reforms supporting a stable growth path with fiscal targeting and a social dimension across the EU. It also pointed to potential priorities including strengthening the single market with a focus on competitiveness, productivity and innovation, and contributing to work on housing, the climate crisis and financing common European defence.