EZ/UK Bond Supply Calendar: France LT OAT Auction Thurs

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

See the notes section at the bottom for more colour.

• Austria plans to hold 3 to 4 RAGB syndications in 2023. It held its first on 4 January, launching the 10-year 2.90% Feb-33 RAGB.
• Belgium plans to launch up to three new OLOs via syndication in 2023: it launched its new 10-year 3.00% Jun-33 OLO on 10 January and its new 30-year 3.30% Jun-54 OLO on 15 February. The third maturity is due to be determined by market conditions.
• The EFSF plans to issue E20bln in 2023 while the ESM plans to issue E8bln in 2023. As in 2022, it will not publish planned issuance windows.
• Finland plans to launch three new bonds via syndication in 2023 and has already launched the 2.75% Apr-38 RFGB on 26 January. It also plans to issue 5-year and 10-year RFGBs, but expects no further syndications in Q1.
• France planned 2023 new issues: one new 3-year OAT (32.50% Sep-26 OAT launched on 16 February), one new 5/6-year OAT not earlier than Q2, two new 10-year OATs via auction, new 30-year OAT via syndication (3.00% May-54 OAT launched 7 February), one new 10-year OATei, 15-20-year OATi under considerations.
• Germany plans to hold a total of four syndications in 2023. It has already tapped the 1.80% Aug-53 Bund on 23 February, plans a 10-year Green Bund, a longer-term Green Bund and a further non-green transaction.
• Greece plans to issue its inaugural Green GGB in H2-2023.
• Ireland only planned to hold at least one syndication in 2023 and it has already launched the 20-year 3.00% Oct-43 Green IGB on 5 January.
• Italy Q2 issuance plans: New 5-year BTP maturity 1 August 2028 (min outstanding E10bln), new 7-year BTP maturity 1 June 2030 (min outstanding E10bln), new 10-year BTP maturity 1 November 2033 (min outstanding E10bln). Reopen: 3.40% Mar-25 BTP Short Term (minimum E9bln outstanding, launched 22 February), 3-year 3.80% Apr-26 BTP (minimum E9bln outstanding, launched 14 March), 5-year 3.40% Apr-28 BTP (launched 28 November), 10-year 4.40% May-33 BTP (minimum E10bln already exceeded, launched 28 October).
• Slovakia expects to raise E4.0bln through syndications "regardless of the number of transactions." It has already sold E3.5bln through the launch of the 12-year 3.75% Feb-35 SlovGB and the 20-year 4.00% Feb-43 SlovGB in a dual-tranche transaction on 15 February.
• The UK DMO will hold its consultation meetings with investors and GEMMs to dicuss FQ2 (July to September) issuance operations on 22 May.
• The BOE will announce its Q3-23 APF sales schedule at 16:30GMT on 23 June.