Czech Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura, chairing the Ecofin Council for the first time, presented his priorities to his counterparts on Tuesday 12 July, with particular emphasis on the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine.
“We will see how the European economy recovers in the wake of the implementation of the national recovery plans”, he said, referring to inflation, including excessively high energy prices. “We would like to finalise the amendment of the Recovery and...