Informal Meeting of Ministers for Economic and Financial Affairs (Ecofin) and Eurogroup
Indicative Media Programme 13–14 September
Pool registration
Editing booth reservation
Who is who
Live broadcast
Thursday 12 September
15.00-20.00 Media Centre open
15.00 Background briefing on agenda items for informal meeting of EU ministers for economic and financial affairs (Ecofin) in Helsinki
Friday 13 September
7.00 Media Centre opens
7.00–7.30 Distribution of Pool 1 cards: Doorstep, arrival of Eurogroup delegations
Place: Information desk
7.30 Pool 1 meeting: Doorstep, arrival of Eurogroup delegations – photograph and interview opportunity
Place: Meeting point
7.30–8.15 Distribution of Pool 2 cards: Tour de table (Eurogroup)
Place: Information desk
8.15 Pool 2 meeting: Tour de table (Eurogroup) – photographers
Place: Meeting point
8.30–10.10 Eurogroup
8.45–9.30 Distribution of Pool 3 cards: Doorstep, arrival of Eurogroup in inclusive format
Place: Information desk
9.30 Pool 3 meeting: Doorstep, arrival of Eurogroup in inclusive format – photograph and interview opportunity
Place: Meeting point
10.15–12.30 Eurogroup in inclusive format
12.30–13.00 Eurogroup press conference: President of Eurogroup Mário Centeno, Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis, European Stability Mechanism Managing Director Klaus Regling and Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank Benoît Cœuré.
Place: Veranda 1
Interpretation in English and Finnish
13.00–14.30 Working lunch for the Ministers
14.00-14.45 Distribution of Pool 4 cards: Tour de table (Ecofin)
Place: Info desk
14.45 Pool 4 meeting: Tour de table (Ecofin) – photographers
15.00–17.30 Ecofin Working Session I
16.30–17.15 Distribution of Pool 5 cards: Family photo
Place: Information desk
17.15 Pool 5 meeting: Family photo
Place: Meeting point
17.45–18.15 Ecofin press conference: Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä, Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis and Vice-President of the European Central Bank Luis de Guindos.
Place: Veranda 1
Interpretation in English and Finnish
21.00 Media Centre closes
Saturday 14 September
7.00 Media Centre opens
7.00–7.45 Distribution of Pool 1 cards: Doorstep
Place: Information desk
7.45 Pool 1 meeting: Doorstep
Place: Meeting point
8.00–8.45 Distribution of Pool 2 cards: Round table
Place: Information desk
8.45 Pool 2 meeting: Round table
Place: Meeting point
9.00–12.45 Ecofin Working Session II
13.00–13.30 Ecofin Press Conference: Minister of Finance Mika Lintilä, Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis.
Place: Veranda 1
Interpretation in English and Finnish
17.30 Media Centre closes