Ireland's Department of Finance published an agenda note on Minister for Finance and Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe’s participation in the March Eurogroup, the Macroeconomic Dialogue at Political Level (MEDPOL) and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). The programme highlights discussions on the euro area macroeconomic outlook and fiscal-policy coordination, crypto-asset market developments, simplification of EU regulation, and ongoing financial services and taxation files. At the Eurogroup on Monday, Donohoe will brief ministers on the recent G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Cape Town, while the group takes stock of crypto-asset activities and considers implications for the euro area fiscal stance. MEDPOL will bring together EU institutions and European-level social partners to review economic conditions, the outlook and policy responses, including regulatory barriers contributing to fragmentation in the single market for services. ECOFIN on Tuesday is set to include a working breakfast covering the economic situation, a debrief from the Eurogroup and a discussion on the treatment of increased defence expenditure within the new fiscal framework, followed by a presentation of the European Commission’s Omnibus Packages and consideration of legislative proposals in financial services and taxation, amended Recovery and Resilience Facility plans, and the customs-focused implementation of sanctions linked to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. ECOFIN will also receive an update on the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting of 26–27 February in South Africa and prepare the EU terms of reference for the next G20 meeting on 23–24 April.

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