Members
Eurogroup members as of July 2013. The ECB President, Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner and Chairman of the Eurogroup Working Group also attend the meetings. It is worthwhile to note that the members of the EU who choose not to participate in the Euro (UK, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Denmark, etc.) have been excluded from observer status. The membership is very fluid. For example, IMF personnel such as Christine Lagarde are sometimes allowed to be present at meetings—see Lagarde statement 20130316. What remains unknown about this very ad-hoc group is whether they allow observers to speak or speech by the observers is forbidden.
| Member | Representing | Political party | Member since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dijsselbloem, JeroenJeroen Dijsselbloem | President |
Party of European Socialists |
02012-01-055 January 2012 |
|
| Fekter, MariaMaria Fekter | Austria | European People's Party |
02011-04-2121 April 2011 | |
| Geens, KoenKoen Geens | Belgium | European People's Party |
02013-03-055 March 2013 | |
| Georgiades, CharisCharis Georgiades | Cyprus | European People's Party |
02013-02-2828 February 2013 | |
| Ligi, JürgenJürgen Ligi | Estonia | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
02009-07-033 July 2009 | |
| Urpilainen, JuttaJutta Urpilainen | Finland | Party of European Socialists |
02011-06-2222 June 2011 | |
| Moscovici, PierrePierre Moscovici | France | Party of European Socialists |
02012-05-1616 May 2012 | |
| Schäuble, WolfgangWolfgang Schäuble | Germany | European People's Party |
02009-10-2828 October 2009 | |
| Stournaras, YannisYannis Stournaras | Greece | Independent |
02012-07-055 July 2012 | |
| Noonan, MichaelMichael Noonan | Ireland | European People's Party |
02011-03-099 March 2011 | |
| Saccomanni, FabrizioFabrizio Saccomanni | Italy | Independent |
02013-04-2828 April 2013 | |
| Frieden, LucLuc Frieden | Luxembourg | European People's Party |
02009-07-2323 July 2009 | |
| Scicluna, EdwardEdward Scicluna | Malta | Party of European Socialists |
02013-03-1313 March 2013 | |
| Weekers, FransFrans Weekers | Netherlands | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
02013-01-2121 January 2013 |
|
| Albuquerque, Maria LuísMaria Luís Albuquerque | Portugal | Independent |
02013-07-011 July 2013 | |
| Kažimír, PeterPeter Kažimír | Slovakia | Party of European Socialists |
02012-04-044 April 2012 | |
| Čufer, UrošUroš Čufer | Slovenia | None |
02013-03-2020 March 2013 | |
| de Guindos, LuisLuis de Guindos | Spain | European People's Party |
02011-12-2222 December 2011 |
| Observer | Office | Political party | Member since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draghi, MarioMario Draghi | President of the European Central Bank |
Independent | 02011-11-011 November 2011 | |
| Rehn, OlliOlli Rehn | Vice President of the European Commission European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro |
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party |
02010-02-099 February 2010 | |
| Wieser, ThomasThomas Wieser | President of the Eurogroup Working Group |
Independent | 02012-01-2424 January 2012 |
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