{"id":85747,"date":"2021-11-15T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=85747"},"modified":"2021-11-15T08:41:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T07:41:43","slug":"que-es-el-consejo-de-asuntoswhat-is-the-economic-and-financial-affairs-council-ecofinonomicos-y-financieros-ecofin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/que-es-el-consejo-de-asuntoswhat-is-the-economic-and-financial-affairs-council-ecofinonomicos-y-financieros-ecofin\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfWhat is the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin)?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) is responsible for EU policy in three main areas: economic policy, taxation\u00a0 issues and the regulation of financial services.<\/strong><\/p>\n

How does Ecofin work?<\/h3>\n

The Ecofin Council is made up of the economic and finance ministers from all member states. Relevant European Commissioners also participate in meetings.<\/p>\n

There are also specific Ecofin sessions, attended by national budget ministers and the European Commissioner for financial programming and budget, to prepare the EU’s annual budget.<\/p>\n

Ecofin\u00a0meetings generally take place once a month.<\/p>\n

About economic and financial affairs policy<\/h3>\n
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Eurogroup<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

The Economic and Financial Affairs Council, commonly known as the Ecofin Council, is responsible for:<\/p>\n