Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance sets out Kyriakos Pierrakakis’s Dublin agenda and Eurogroup presidency priorities

Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance published an account of Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis’s comments to the Irish Times and outlined his 1 December programme of high-level meetings in Dublin, covering bilateral economic cooperation, euro area policy priorities, and capital markets issues. In the interview, Pierrakakis pointed to Ireland as an example of an innovation-led open economy and linked Greece’s recent trajectory to combining fiscal credibility with broad digital reform, while also setting out the priorities he would pursue if he were to assume the Eurogroup presidency. The Dublin meetings include talks with Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Simon Harris on bilateral economic relations, strengthening cooperation in investment and financial services, and the prospects arising from the Athens Stock Exchange joining the Euronext group. The agenda also includes discussions on deepening the EU single market, implementing the Savings and Investments Union, and expanding European capital markets; a separate meeting with Central Bank of Ireland Governor Gabriel Makhlouf will cover euro area economic developments, banking system stability, capital markets development, and challenges linked to the digital euro. Pierrakakis will also speak at an Institute of International & European Affairs event on Europe’s next growth phase, presenting Greek proposals on public-sector digital transformation and advancing European economic integration.