Greece's Ministry of National Economy and Finance announced that Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, who also serves as Eurogroup president, will attend the Eurogroup and informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council meetings in Ireland on Sept. 18 and 19. The discussions come amid renewed energy price increases that are adding pressure on households and businesses. Eurogroup ministers will focus on eurozone productivity and growth, including priorities for innovation, investment, competitiveness and further integration of the European market. They will also assess recent economic developments and the eurozone outlook. At the informal ECOFIN meeting, EU finance ministers and central bank governors will discuss macroeconomic developments, financial stability and the EU's strategic economic and financial policy priorities.