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Start 2018 End 2018 Destination Reason for Trip Number of Days Travel Expenses Including Airport Security Subsistence Allowance Start End Destination Reason for trip number of days Travel expenses Subsistence allowance Total 2018 2018 including airport security 07.01.2018 08.01.2018 Basel Bank for International Settlements - bi-monthly meetings 2 2,609.77 100.00 2,709.77 22.01.2018 22.01.2018 Brussels Eurogroup; 1 2,922.41 0.00 2,922.41 Meeting with Member of the European Parliament, Mr Jonás Fernández; Meeting with Finance Minister of Greece, Mr Euclid Tsakalotos, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Yannis Dragasakis, Alternate Minister of Finance of Greece, Mr George Chouliarakis; Meeting with IMF, Mr Mahmood Pradhan; 29.01.2018 30.01.2018 Brussels Meeting with President of the European Commission, Mr Jean-Claude Juncker; 2 3,280.35 100.00 3,380.35 Meeting with Member of the European Parliament, Ms Pervenche Berès 05.02.2018 05.02.2018 Strasbourg European Parliament plenary debate on the ECB's Annual Report for 2016; 1 1,272.89 0.00 1,272.89 Meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Mr Antonio Tajani 14.02.2018 14.02.2018 London Meeting with media 1 2,991.18 0.00 2,991.18 19.02.2018 19.02.2018 Brussels Eurogroup 1 2,108.83 0.00 2,108.83 26.02.2018 26.02.2018 Brussels Quarterly Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament 1 3,949.58 0.00 3,949.58 08.03.2018 09.03.2018 Berlin Meeting with Federal President of Germany, Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier; 2 3,384.43 100.00 3,484.43 Courtesy visit to former Federal President of Germany, Mr Horst Köhler 12.03.2018 12.03.2018 Brussels Eurogroup; 1 2,212.88 0.00 2,212.88 Meeting with President of the European Council, Mr Donald Tusk, and President of the Eurogroup, Mr Mário Centeno; Meeting with Party of European Socialists, Mr Sergei Stanishev, President, Mr Giacomo Filibeck and Mr Yonnec Polet; Meeting with President of the Eurogroup, Mr Mário Centeno; 12.03.2018 13.03.2018 Paris Meeting with President of the French Republic, Mr Emmanuel Macron 2 6,722.25 100.00 6,822.25 15.03.2018 20.03.2018 Buenos Aires Bank for International Settlements – bi-monthly meetings; 6 22,805.52 500.00 23,305.52 Meeting with Finance Minister of Germany, Mr Olaf Scholz, and German Ministry of Finance, Mr Thomas Steffen and Mr Wolfgang Schmidt; Meeting with Board of Governors of US Federal Reserve System, Mr Randal Quarles; G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors; Meeting with US Treasury, Mr Steven Mnuchin, Secretary, Mr David Malpass and Mr Eli H. Miller; Meeting with Economy and Finance Minister of France, Mr Bruno Le Maire; 22.03.2018 23.03.2018 Brussels European Council; 2 2,301.75 100.00 2,401.75 Euro Summit 17.04.2018 22.04.2018 Washington, D.C. Spring Meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group; 6 34,297.47 500.00 34,797.47 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors; Meeting with Peterson Institute for International Economics; Meeting with Secretary of US Treasury, Mr Steven Mnuchin; Meeting with former Secretary of US Treasury; Meeting with Finance Minister of Greece, Mr Euclid Tsakalotos, and Alternate Minister of Finance of Greece, Mr George Chouliarakis; International Monetary and Financial Committee – statement; Meeting with Board of Governors of US Federal Reserve System, Mr Jerome H. Powell, Chairman, and Mr Steven B. Kamin; Meeting with President of Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Mr William C. Dudley 26.04.2018 27.04.2018 Sofia Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings 2 1,930.09 100.00 2,030.09 06.05.2018 07.05.2018 Basel Bank for International Settlements – bi-monthly meetings 2 1,825.01 100.00 1,925.01 09.05.2018 10.05.2018 Aachen Participation in ceremony to award International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen to President of the 2 438.70 100.00 538.70 French Republic, Mr Emmanuel Macron 11.05.2018 11.05.2018 Florence Conference on “The State of the Union”, organised by European University Institute 1 2,218.57 0.00 2,218.57 24.05.2018 24.05.2018 Brussels Eurogroup 1 3,047.20 0.00 3,047.20 30.05.2018 03.06.2018 Whistler, Canada G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors; 5 16,865.56 400.00 17,265.56 Meeting with Secretary of US Treasury, Mr Steven Mnuchin 04.06.2018 04.06.2018 Berlin Meeting with Chancellor of Germany, Ms Angela Merkel 1 2,504.40 0.00 2,504.40 13.06.2018 14.06.2018 Riga ECB External Governing Council meeting 2 3,882.50 100.00 3,982.50 18.06.2018 21.06.2018 Sintra ECB Forum on Central Banking 4 1,969.54 300.00 2,269.54 21.06.2018 21.06.2018 Luxembourg Eurogroup; 1 825.74 0.00 825.74 Meeting with Italian Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr Giovanni Tria 23.06.2018 24.06.2018 Basel Bank for International Settlements – annual general meeting; 2 1,845.08 100.00 1,945.08 ECB and Bank of England joint technical working group on Brexit-related risks; 28.06.2018 29.06.2018 Brussels European Council and Euro Summit meetings 2 3,293.78 100.00 3,393.78 09.07.2018 09.07.2018 Brussels Quarterly Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European 1 3,376.13 0.00 3,376.13 Parliament; Meeting with Member of the European Parliament, Ms Pervenche Berès 20.07.2018 23.07.2018 Buenos Aires G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors; 4 16,865.56 300.00 17,165.56 Meeting with Chairman of Board of Governors of US Federal Reserve System, Mr Jerome H. Powell; Meeting with Australian Treasury, Mr Scott Morrison, Treasurer, and Mr John Kunkel; Meeting with Governor of Central Bank of Argentina, Mr Luis Caputo 17.09.2018 18.09.2018 Paris Conference on “Financial supervision and the role of national authorities in Europe”, organised by the 2 7,302.51 100.00 7,402.51 French Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority; Meeting with Economy and Finance Minister of France, Mr Bruno Le Maire; Meeting with AXA 19.09.2018 20.09.2018 Berlin Conference on “Making Europe’s Economic Union work”; 2 3,810.26 100.00 3,910.26 Meeting with Member of German Parliament, Mr Sigmar Gabriel; Meeting with Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany, Mr Olaf Scholz 24.09.2018 24.09.2018 Brussels Quarterly Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European 1 1,420.62 0.00 1,420.62 Parliament; Meeting with Member of the European Parliament, Mr Gabriel Mato, on the ECB Annual Report for 2017 01.10.2018 01.10.2018 Luxembourg Eurogroup; 1 2,519.18 0.00 2,519.18 Meeting with European Stability Mechanism Managing Director, Mr Klaus Regling 03.10.2018 03.10.2018 Rome Meeting with President of Italy, Mr Sergio Mattarella 1 2,301.64 0.00 2,301.64 10.10.2018 14.10.2018 Bali, Indonesia 2018 Annual Meetings of International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group; 5 25,219.14 400.00 25,619.14 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors; Statement at 38th meeting of International Monetary and Financial Committee; Meeting with media; Meeting with BBVA; Meeting with Finance Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany, Mr Olaf Scholz; 18.10.2018 18.10.2018 Brussels Meeting with Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Alexis Tsipras, on economic situation in Greece; 1 1,979.36 0.00 1,979.36 Euro Summit 26.10.2018 26.10.2018 Brussels Lamfalussy lecture organised by the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique – 1 1,931.63 0.00 1,931.63 speech on “Central bank independence” 05.11.2018 06.11.2018 Brussels Eurogroup 2 3,031.59 100.00 3,131.59 08.11.2018 08.11.2018 Dublin Exchange of views with members of Irish Parliament 1 5,162.20 0.00 5,162.20 11.11.2018 11.11.2018 Basel Bank for International Settlements – bi-monthly meetings; 1 1,406.04 0.00 1,406.04 Meeting with Governor of Bank of Japan, Mr Haruhiko Kuroda; Meeting with Governor of Central Bank of Argentina, Mr Guido Sandleris 19.11.2018 19.11.2018 Brussels Eurogroup 1 2,317.05 0.00 2,317.05 26.11.2018 26.11.2018 Brussels Quarterly Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European 1 2,587.46 0.00 2,587.46 Parliament; 29.11.2018 02.12.2018 New York Meeting with Council on Foreign Relations; 4 25,449.64 300.00 25,749.64 80th plenary meeting of Group of Thirty (G30) hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of New York 03.12.2018 04.12.2018 Brussels Eurogroup 2 2,362.67 100.00 2,462.67 14.12.2018 14.12.2018 Brussels European Council; 1 1,063.90 0.00 1,063.90 Meeting with President of the Eurogroup, Mr Mário Centeno 14.12.2018 15.12.2018 Pisa Conferral of honorary degree in Economics at University of Sant’Anna 2 2,371.34 100.00 2,471.34 17.12.2018 17.12.2018 Berlin Meeting with Federal President of Germany, Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier 1 2,658.31 0.00 2,658.31.
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