Euro-area finance ministers at a Dublin meeting on Friday voiced concern about the impact of the Middle East war on households and said government support measures are adding to fiscal strain amid fiscal tightness and global bond-market turbulence, foreign media reported. Eurogroup chair Kiriakos Pierrakakis said he would not rule out convening an emergency meeting to address rising energy prices but declined to comment on confidential details.

2026-09-18

Euro-area finance ministers at a Dublin meeting on Friday voiced concern about the impact of the Middle East war on households and said government support measures are adding to fiscal strain amid fiscal tightness and global bond-market turbulence, foreign media reported. Eurogroup chair Kiriakos Pierrakakis said he would not rule out convening an emergency meeting to address rising energy prices but declined to comment on confidential details.