The OECD 2025 Ministerial Council Meeting, chaired by Costa Rica, with Australia, Canada and Lithuania as Vice-Chairs, will take place on 3 and 4 June 2025 at OECD Headquarters in Paris.
In a challenging economic policy environment, trade, investment, and innovation will continue to be essential foundations for prosperity. International co-operation can work better for people if we optimise the ongoing structural transformations of our economies and societies – including the emergence of new digital technologies – to develop innovative and human-centred policies for better lives.
The OECD is uniquely positioned to support this work.
At the 2025 MCM, under the theme “Leading the Way Towards Resilient, Inclusive, and Sustainable Prosperity Through Rules-Based Trade, Investment and Innovation”, OECD Members will engage in high-level discussions, including with non-Member partner countries on priorities for international policy co-operation:
- Resilience - Actively Reinforcing Open Markets and a Rules-Based International Trading System
- Inclusiveness - Leveraging the Digital Economy to Drive Growth for Shared Prosperity
- Sustainability - Building a Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth through Innovative Policies
This year’s MCM will feature discussions on strengthening regional co-operation and knowledge sharing, including through synergies between Regional Programmes particularly in the Latin American and Caribbean region.
Selected sessions of the MCM and related events will be open to media in person and online. An initial calendar of events is provided below and will be updated regularly online. Additional on-site and remote media briefings may be offered.
Media Registration Information
Please read carefully, as separate registrations are required for remote coverage of press conferences.
- In-person coverage: OECD Economic Outlook and 2025 Ministerial Council Meeting
All journalists wishing to cover in person at the OECD the presentation on 3 June of the latest OECD Economic Outlook or the Closing Press Conference on 4 June of the MCM, must register themselves for a Ministerial media badge.
Accredited journalists not travelling with Delegation motorcades will be required to present a valid press credential and ID or passport at the OECD main entrance at 2, rue André-Pascal, as well as to pass through a metal detector and subject luggage and bags to X-ray control.
A single badge will grant access to the areas used for public events. You will not have access to the MCM restricted zone. Media photographers and camerapersons will only be authorised to access the MCM rooms for specific photo sessions accompanied by OECD staff.
Media workspace including internet access and power will be provided. All journalists who register for on-site coverage will receive a virtual media kit and be invited automatically to an online technical briefing to review logistical details.
→ Registration link here to cover the 2025 OECD MCM and/or OECD Economic Outlook launch in-person.
- Online coverage: OECD MCM Opening ceremony
Journalists are invited to follow the public opening online. There will be no in- person attendance for this part of the event.
Bookmark this link to watch public sessions online
- Online coverage: OECD Economic Outlook
Journalists wishing to cover the 3 June launch of the OECD Economic Outlook online must register to participate in the interactive Zoom, even if they are already registered to cover the MCM in person
→ Registration link here to cover the launch of the OECD Economic Outlook 2025 online.
Bookmark this link to watch public sessions online
- Online coverage: Closing Press Conference of the 2025 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting
Journalists wishing to cover the MCM Closing Press Conference online must register to participate in the interactive Zoom, even if they are already registered to cover the MCM in person.
→ Registration link here to cover the Closing Press Conference of the 2025 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting online.
Bookmark this link to watch public sessions online
For further information or to request interviews, journalists are invited to contact the OECD Media Office (news.contact@OECD.org; tel. +33 1 45 24 97 00). Updated information about the MCM will be made available on the MCM website.
Events open to media
| 11.00 - 11.20 CEST | OECD Supply Chain Resilience launch |
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| Bookmark this link to watch the public session online | |
| 14.00 – 17.00 CEST | International Economic Forum on Latin America and the Caribbean |
| OECD Conference Centre Room 1 | |
Click here to register for in-person participation
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| 08.15 CEST | Media workspace open |
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| OECD Conference Centre Gallery | |
| OECD will provide journalists with a workspace with internet and electrical access. Public sessions livestreamed on OECD TV will also be available for viewing in the workspace. | |
| 09.00 - 09.45 CEST | Launch of the OECD Economic Outlook |
| OECD Conference Centre Room 1 | |
Prior to the opening of the MCM, the OECD will publish its latest Economic Outlook with analysis and projections for the world economy. OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann will present the Outlook with Chief Economist Álvaro Pereira.
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| 10.00 – 11.45 CEST | Opening Ceremony |
| OECD Conference Centre Room 1 | |
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| 11.45 – 12.00 CEST | MCM Group Photo |
| Further sessions of the 2025 OECD Ministerial Council on 3 June, including the Ministerial Reception hosted by Costa Rica will be closed to media. Any photo opportunities not listed are open only to official OECD and Ministerial delegation photographers, or to pool cameras by invitation. Any pool arrangements will be clearly announced and displayed in the media workspace. | |
| 16.00 – 17.00 CEST | “OECD Economic Outlook: Latin America focus” press conference |
| Online only | |
There will also be a presentation of the economic outlooks for Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Peru. Register here to cover the launch online. |
| 08.15 CEST | Media workspace open |
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| OECD Conference Centre Gallery | |
| 15.30 – 16.00 CEST | Ministerial Council Meeting Closing Press Conference |
| OECD Conference Centre Auditorium | |
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