Creation of the Eurogroup

13/12/1997

The European Council approves the creation of the Eurogroup. It is an informal body where the Finance Ministers of countries with the euro as their currency meet. The first meeting of the Eurogroup took place on June 4, 1998, at the Senningen Castle in Luxembourg.

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