Newsroom493 Press releases Press conferences Speeches Interviews Articles and Op-eds Videos and photos EFSF EFSF disburses €2.5 billion to Greece EFSF EFSF issues 5-year bond EFSF EFSF issues €5bn 7-year bond EFSF ESM becomes sole mechanism for new financial assistance programmes to euro area Member States EFSF EFSF disburses €2.1 billion to Portugal ESM ESM disburses €1 billion to Cyprus EFSF EFSF disburses €3.3 billion to Greece EFSF EFSF extends loan maturities for Ireland and Portugal ESM ESM Board of Governors approves 2012 Annual Report ESM ESM Board of Governors approves 2012 Annual Report EFSF EFSF disburses €1.6 billion to Ireland EFSF EFSF transfers €7.2 bn to Greece for recapitalisation of the banking sector EFSF EFSF places €4 billion 4-year bond EFSF EFSF disburses €4.2 billion to Greece EFSF EFSF places €5 billion 10-year bond ESM ESM disburses the first tranche of financial assistance to Cyprus ESM ESM disburses the first tranche of financial assistance to Cyprus ESM Euro area Member States transfer third tranche of paid-in capital to ESM ESM ESM Board of Governors grants stability support to Cyprus EFSF EFSF taps 7-year bond More content is coming your way Contacts Cédric Crelo Head of Communications and Chief Spokesperson +352 260 962 205 c.crelo@esm.europa.eu Anabela Reis Deputy Head of Communications and Deputy Chief Spokesperson +352 260 962 551 a.reis@esm.europa.eu Juliana Dahl Principal Speechwriter and Principal Spokesperson +352 260 962 654 j.dahl@esm.europa.eu George Matlock Senior Financial Spokesperson +352 260 962 232 g.matlock@esm.europa.eu Subscribe to ESM news Subscribe to ESM Briefs Subscribe to ESM blog Subscribe to Investor Relations newsletter Social media Pierre Gramegna at Eurogroup press conference, November 2024The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) is the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for the countries of the euro area. Like its predecessor -- the te...