EZ/UK Bond Supply Calendar: FR, GR, UK & DE to issue Weds

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.

• Cancelled auction: The Belgian OLO auction scheduled for Monday 22 May has been cancelled in lieu of the 20-year OLO syndication.
• 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, its new 30-year 3.30% Jun-54 OLO on 15 February and its new 20-year 3.45% Jun-43 OLO on 16 May.
• 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 3.00% Sep-33 RFGB on 26 April and the 2.75% Apr-38 RFGB on 26 January. It plans to issue a 5-year RFGB in H2.
• France planned 2023 new issues: one new 3-year OAT (2.50% Sep-26 OAT launched on 16 February), one new 5/6-year OAT (2.75% Feb-29 OAT launched on 20 April), two new 10-year OATs via auction (the first the 3.00% May-33 OAT launched on 6 April), 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 and launched the 10-year 2.30% Feb-33 Green Bund. Also planned are 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), 7-year 3.70% Jun-30 BTP (min outstanding E10bln, launched 13 April), new 10-year 4.35% Nov-33 BTP (min outstanding E10bln, launched 27 April). Reopen: 3.40% Mar-25 BTP Short Term (minimum E9bln outstanding already exceeded), 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).
• 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 discuss 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.