Criticism against the Eurogroup Eurogroup



because of minimalist legal basis, eurogroup informal body large discretionary powers. though such nature may have allowed decisiveness in decision making during euro crisis, led eurogroup suffer lack of accountability , limited democratic oversight. hence growing number of critics various stakeholders against undemocratic aspects of eurogroup.


in 2017, commissioner pierre moscovici described the eurogroup pale imitation of democratic body. , former greek finance minister yanis varoufakis vocally denounced outrageous opacity . non-transparency of eurogroup significant factor in formation of diem25 movement re-democratize europe , varoufakis belongs. ngo transparency international has repeatedly called overhaul of governance of eurogroup. european ombudsman has opened case on matter, demanding more transparency.


among critics, here concrete examples of democratic shortcomings of eurogroup:



the eurogroup not publish minutes neither agenda documents meetings , proceedings vastly informal


conflict of interest of chair of eurogroup both represents or own governments , eurogroup whole;
domination restricted number of countries and/or troika
absence of accountability towards european parliament




^ eurogroup confronts own deficit: governance . politico. 2017-05-24. retrieved 2017-11-03. 
^ speech @ ambrossetti forum : future of euro | le blog de pierre moscovici . www.pierremoscovici.fr (in french). retrieved 2017-11-03. 
^ eurogroup made simple . yanis varoufakis. 2016-03-30. retrieved 2017-11-03. 
^ eu, transparency international. transparency international eu - global coalition against corruption in brussels . transparency.eu. retrieved 2017-11-03. 
^ https://transparency.eu/follow-the-minutes-follow-the-money/.  missing or empty |title= (help)
^ ombudsman, european. transparency of eurogroup . www.ombudsman.europa.eu. retrieved 2017-11-03. 
^ honor mahony (6 may 2015). rise of untransparent eurogroup . eu observer. retrieved 19 october 2015. 
^ no matter happens dijsselbloem eurogroup needs overhaul . 
^ eurogroup made simple . yanis varoufakis. 2016-03-30. retrieved 2017-11-03. 






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