>@EIB/SIP - Luc Deflorenne

EIB President Werner Hoyer had a meeting with Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker at the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Luxembourg on 18 January 2012.

The meeting focused on current events in Europe, particularly the economic and financial situation in the eurozone.

Mr Juncker, Prime Minister, Minister of State and Finance Minister of the Luxembourg Government, is also President of the Eurogroup (comprising the Finance Ministers of the Member States of the eurozone).

Mr Hoyer joined the EIB on 1 January 2012. Previously he held the position of Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office in Germany.