EZ/UK Bond Supply Calendar: Belgium first to issue next week

Below are the known dates for auctions of European bonds and UK gilts. All times are UK.

See the notes section at the bottom for more colour.

• Austria had planned to hold 3-4 syndicated issues in 2021. It has already launched 3 new issues via syndication: a single tranche 10-year and dual tranche 4-year/50-year.
• Belgium had planned to launch 2-3 new OLO benchmarks in two syndicated deals in 2021. It has already held two syndications, launching a new 10-year benchmark on 12 January and a new 50-year syndication on 2 February. Green OLO issuance is limited to EUR1.5bln in 2021.
• EFSF funding for the year is completed.
• ESM funding schedule: Q3: E2.0bln, Q4: E2.0bln, 2022: E8.0bln.
• EU NGEU funding schedule: No funding scheduled for August. Auctions will begin in September with one auction per month and one syndication per month.
• EU other funding: MFA: E1.5bln still to be issued in 2021. SURE: Funding complete for 2021 with the rest to be completed in 2022. EFSM funding for 2021 completed.
• Finland looks to launch a new benchmark RFGB bond in Q3, likely in August or September. It also may hold an EMTN transaction in Q3.
• France has launched new 3-year, 5-year, 10-year, 30-year and 50-year OATs, a 10-year OATei, a 10-year OATi and a 20-year Green OAT.
• Germany plans one further syndication in 2021: In September it plans to launch the new 30-year Aug-52 Bund.
• Italy has cancelled the 27th July BTPei auction and the 12th August MT/LT auction due to the "high cash position".
• Italy will issue the following new bonds in Q3: BTP Short Term maturing Jan 30, 2024 (min E9bln final outstanding), 3-year BTP maturing August 15, 2025 ( Min E9bln final outstanding), 5-year BTP maturing August 1, 2026 (Min E10bln final outstanding).
• Italy will reopen the following bonds in Q3: BTP Short Term 0% Nov-22, 5-year BTP 0% Apr-26, 7-year BTP 0.50% Jul-28, 10-year BTP 0.95% Dec-31, Other 10+ year on-the-run bonds alongside BTPei, CCTeu and potentially off-the-run CTZ and CCTeu.
• Netherlands could launch new DSL 2029 on either 14 or 28 September.
• Slovakia plans to three more auctions in 2021 with at least one syndicated transaction (single or dual tranche). The maximum to be raised via syndication will be E4.0bln. It has already launched a new 15-year bond via syndication for E1.5bln.
• Slovakia will not use the reserve auction dates scheduled for July or August.
• The UK plans to hold a total of three conventional (two already held), two linker (one already held) and an unspecified number of Green syndications in FY21/22.
• The UK plans to hold its inaugural green gilt syndication in September.
• The UK DMO will hold its next quarterly consultation meeting with investors and GEMMs on 23 August.