Ireland, Lithuania and Spain are vying for leadership of the Eurogroup on Monday, which chairs the monthly meetings of the 20 eurozone finance ministers and plays a key role in coordinating and influencing the Council’s economic policy decisions.
Over the past two decades, the Eurogroup has had only four permanent presidents: Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker (2005–2013), the Netherlands’ Jeroen Dijsselbloem (2013–2018), Portugal’s Mário Centeno (2018–2020), and Ireland’s Paschal Donohoe.
