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20 Oct 15
European Union-funded rural training programmes are “poorly managed and cost too much”, the European Court of Auditors has said.
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7 Oct 15
The vast humanitarian crisis unfolding on the EU’s doorstep highlights the importance of scrutinising international aid spending much more closely
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24 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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23 Jul 15
The EY Eurozone Forecast is a quarterly overview of developments across the Eurozone and the 18 individual member states.
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16 Jul 15
The Greek parliament yesterday approved a series of austerity measures to save the country from collapse and enable an €86bn three-year bailout package to go ahead.
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13 Jul 15
Europe’s track record in public finance accounting “is not that good” and lessons must be learnt now, the chief executive of the Federation of European Accountants told CIPFA’...
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3 Jul 15
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has confirmed he will resign if the country votes “yes” in favour of the austerity deal offered by international creditors on Sunday.
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30 Jun 15
Greece could be left without a financial safely net for the first time in five years as it reaches the final hours of its international bailout programme today.
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29 Jun 15
Greece’s place in the European currency union hangs in the balance after eurozone finance ministers rejected Athens’ request to extend a bailout programme beyond June 30.
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25 Jun 15
Greece and its international creditors have failed to reach an agreement on economic reforms for Athens at emergency talks today, renewing fears that the country could default on an International...
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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17 Jun 15
The European Union needs to enhance the transparency offered by its institutions and member states. Being an active participant in a democracy means being an active participant in the management of...
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27 May 15
The European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive, which strengthens the existing framework on tax evasion and terrorist financing, was approved by the European Parliament yesterday.
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26 May 15
Finance leaders from the western Balkans and representatives of the World Bank and European Commission are to come together to discuss the future of financial reporting in the region.
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20 May 15
The employment rate across the European Union has risen for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, sparking greater signs of an economic recovery, according to the EU’s statistical...
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20 May 15
Three European Union member states – France, Germany and Portugal – have yet to adopt global audit standards, according to a survey by the Federation of European Accountants (FEE).
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28 Apr 15
The journey to improved government financial reporting across Europe is slow, but progress is being made in the corridors of power in Brussels
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9 Dec 14
A provisional 2015/16 budget for the European Union has been agreed that will focus on paying down the €23.4bn worth of unpaid bills across the economic bloc.