The European Council published an update on Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe’s visit to the Netherlands for meetings with national authorities focused on recent macroeconomic developments, budgetary coordination and Eurogroup priorities, including the digital euro and progress on the Savings and Investments Union. The programme includes a morning meeting in The Hague with Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen and an afternoon meeting in Amsterdam with the President of the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank), Klaas Knot. The discussions are framed around the euro area economic outlook, coordination of budgetary policies, deepening capital markets and the “digital future” of the euro.
European Council 2025-05-19
European Council announces Eurogroup President Donohoe’s Netherlands visit to discuss the digital euro and Savings and Investments Union
The European Council reported on Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe's visit to the Netherlands to discuss macroeconomic developments, budgetary coordination, and Eurogroup priorities. Key topics included the digital euro and the Savings and Investments Union. Meetings with Dutch Finance Minister Eelco Heinen and Klaas Knot, President of the Dutch Central Bank, focused on the euro area's economic outlook and capital market deepening.