Greek Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis, left, with then Irish counterpart and Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe in Brussels on November 12th. The Greek is hoping to succeed Donohoe as Eurogroup president. Photograph: Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty ImagesWhen Kyriakos Pierrakakis meets his ministerial counterpart Simon Harris in Government Buildings on Monday, it will be the Greek finance minister’s first foreign engagement since officially throwing his hat into the ring for the Eurogroup presidency. Indeed, the Tánaiste may have already expressed a preference between the two candidates – both were tipped as possible early contenders – when Pierrakakis became the first EU finance minister he called after becoming Minister for Finance. He also believes the Eurogroup should engage more directly with issues such as digital finance, payments architecture and the evolution of the digital euro.

Source: The Irish Times November 30, 2025 17:17 UTC