{"value":{"id":179091,"memberId":1458,"member":null,"memberRole":"The Chancellor of the Exchequer","uin":"HCWS277","dateMade":"2015-02-11T00:00:00","answeringBodyId":14,"answeringBodyName":"HM Treasury","title":"ECOFIN: 27 January 2015","text":"<p>A meeting of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council was held in Brussels on 27 January 2015. Ministers discussed the following items:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Investment Plan for Europe</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Commission presented a proposal on the establishment of a European Fund for Strategic Investments, a key element of the Investment Plan for Europe.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Current Legislative Proposals</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Council took note of ongoing work on financial services dossiers.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Presentation of the Presidency Work Programme</strong></p><p> </p><p>The new Latvian Presidency presented a work programme on economic and financial matters for the duration of its term, which runs from January to June 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Presentation of the Commission Work Programme</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Commission presented its Work Programme for 2015, focusing on the economic and financial agenda.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Economic Governance</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Council discussed two communications from the Commission dealing with the EU’s fiscal and economic rules.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Preparation of the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers and Governors on 9-10 February 2015 in Istanbul</strong></p><p> </p><p>The Council endorsed EU terms of reference for a meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Istanbul on 8 – 9 February.</p><p> </p>","house":"Commons","noticeNumber":1,"hasAttachments":false,"hasLinkedStatements":true,"linkedStatements":[{"linkedStatementId":179101,"linkType":"JointStatement","linkDate":"2015-02-11T00:00:00"}],"attachments":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Statements/179091","method":"GET"}]}