About: Peter Kažimír
ECB policymaker Kazimir charged with bribery, denies wrongdoing
Slovak central bank Governor and European Central Bank governing council member Peter Kažimír has been charged with bribery but denies wrongdoing and will defend himself against the charges, Kazimir and his lawyer said on Tuesday (12 October).
Macron digital tax plan faces EU rebuff
French President Emmanuel Macron's ambitious plans for an EU digital tax targeting US tech giants such as Google or Facebook faced strong headwinds on Saturday (28 April), provoking anger from Paris.
Battle to lead Eurogroup reaches climax
Eurozone finance ministers pick the replacement for Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday (4 December), with four countries led by Portugal battling for the challenge of guiding the eurozone currency bloc through much needed reforms.
Candidate list for Eurogroup chief to be published on 1 December
The chairman of euro zone finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, will announce on 1 December the names of those who applied to succeed him, but there are still no clear front-runners for the election that will happen three days later.
EU finance chiefs thrash out post-Brexit future
European Union finance ministers wrangled yesterday (6 November) over differences in plans to reform the euro common currency in the wake of last year's shock Brexit vote.
Eurozone needs to push on with banking, bailout reforms – Slovak finance minister
Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir said on Saturday (28 October) the eurozone should speed up completion of a banking union and revamping a bailout fund as the window for reform is closing.
Slovak EU presidency reaps big year-end harvest
The Slovak EU presidency has pushed through an avalanche of decisions in recent days, proving that the EU can still move forward despite the various crises it faces.
Member states play politics with tax havens blacklist
The EU's tax haven blacklist is due to be finalised by the end of 2017. But the inclusion of countries with zero tax rates has divided member states. EURACTIV France reports.