Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) is an advisory body to the

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of the

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. It is composed of representatives of the euro area member states of the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC), the

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and the

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. The President of the Eurogroup Working Group is Tuomas Saarenheimo, who entered the job in April 2020 and is also the President of the EFC. Previously, the posts had been held by

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and Thomas Wieser.Jim Brunsden and Mehreen Khan (December 14, 2017)
Dutchman set to become new head of Eurogroup Working Group
''

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''. Formally the Eurogroup Working Group is a formation or a sub-group of the EFC. Gradually, the EWG "became a key venue for policy debates, reflecting the rise of the Eurogroup as the leading coordination forum of the

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References

External links

*http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/eurogroup/eurogroup-working-group/ *http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/eurogroup/how-the-eurogroup-works/ *Luke Waller
Thomas Wieser

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