European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) 歐洲金融穩定機制

European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF)
繁：歐洲金融穩定機制
简：欧洲金融稳定机制

To help solve Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, a special organization was set up in 2010 called the European Financial Stability Facility, or EFSF. So what is it and how does it work?

 

What is the EFSF?

 

Basically, the EFSF functions like a bank to provide loans to euro zone members who have economic difficulties.

The euro zone includes the 17 countries and states that use the euro as its currency. They are:

Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Spain.

The EFSF was formed in May of 2010, emerging out of the debt crisis sweeping through countries such as Ireland, as we’ll see later. It’s headquartered in Luxembourg City and has a CEO, a board of directors, and a staff of about 12 people. The EFSF receives administrative help from the European Investment Bank.

Koba, M. (2011, October 20). EFSF: CNBC Explains. CNBC. Retrieved from http://www.cnbc.com/id/44685464.

國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）前日表示，希臘要穩定財政，縱使根據現有的債權人計劃，該國於未來三年需要再獲得至少五百億歐元（約四千三百億港元）援助。希臘最大債權人、歐洲金融穩定機制（EFSF）昨宣布希臘出現債務違約，強調暫不會要求希臘即時還款，亦不會放棄追討的權利。

希臘公投成敗難出生天（2015年7月4日）。太陽報，A25版。

一位国际官员表示，根据希腊的最新计划，齐普拉斯政府希望获得欧洲金融稳定机制中的剩余救助金，以及国家银行可以购买更多的短期债务的权利。此外，希腊还要求欧洲金融稳定机制提供67亿欧元(约合人民币430亿元)支付于7、8月份到期由欧洲中央银行持有的国家债券。

歐盟理事會主席：望希臘停止“賭博”行為（2015年06月11日）。中國新聞網，取自 http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2015/06-11/7338725.shtml。