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17 Dec 19
The draft Portuguese budget projects the first fiscal surplus since the country’s transition to democracy 45 years ago.
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17 Dec 19
French president Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow to his pension reform ambitions as the high commissioner for pensions resigned amid countrywide strikes.
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11 Dec 19
Campaigners have hit out at suggestions the Department for International Development could be rolled in the Foreign Office, warning it would “diminish” the UK’s global influence.
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9 Dec 19
The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has hailed Ukraine’s “impressive” economic progress and approved a $5.5bn loan over three years.
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6 Dec 19
France’s Court of Audit has given authorities in the country 11 recommendations to fight tax fraud.
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5 Dec 19
France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
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4 Dec 19
Ireland is on track for record corporation tax receipts this year, although the finance minister has warned the surge will not last forever.
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4 Dec 19
Auditors have called on the EU to impose stronger rules on its member countries’ budgets, to avoid future financial crises.
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3 Dec 19
Spending €1 on health initiatives for children aged between three and 11 leads to a return of €1.30 in the future, auditors in Lithuania have found.
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3 Dec 19
The US is likely to hit France with new tariffs on products including cheese and champagne to retaliate against the European country’s tax on ‘internet giants’, such as Google and Facebook.
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2 Dec 19
Ireland’s sovereign credit rating has been increased making Irish government bonds more attractive, according to the country’s National Treasury Management Agency.
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29 Nov 19
The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
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28 Nov 19
The US is preparing to announce whether authorities plan to take any action in response to a French tax on internet giants, such as Google and Facebook.
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28 Nov 19
Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
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28 Nov 19
The EU now meets “high standards of accountability and transparency when spending public money”, the European Court of Auditors has concluded.
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28 Nov 19
Digital services in the Czech Republic have seen poor uptake despite large investment by the government.
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26 Nov 19
The German economy is set to grow slightly this quarter as business confidence improves, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research has said.
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22 Nov 19
A “total shift” in the way EU countries think about aid is required in order to tackle global poverty and inequality, a group of NGOs has warned in a report.
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21 Nov 19
Finland faces a challenge to balance its books as the government presses on with policies aimed at making society fairer, according to IMF economists.
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19 Nov 19
Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current level of 0.7% of gross national income.
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19 Nov 19
The Nordic countries risk losing their reputations as world-leaders in trust and low corruption, campaigners in the individual states have warned.
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19 Nov 19
Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
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19 Nov 19
The Czech government has approved a digital tax bill, which will introduce a 7% levy on huge corporations, such as the internet giants of Google and Facebook.
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19 Nov 19
European countries need to rebuild trust in their public institutions to protect economic growth and shield against future crises, the World Bank has claimed.
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18 Nov 19
North Macedonia, which hopes to join the European Union, still has a large income gap with the EU, the IMF said.
17 Dec 19The draft Portuguese budget projects the first fiscal surplus since the country’s transition to democracy 45 years ago.
17 Dec 19French president Emmanuel Macron suffered a blow to his pension reform ambitions as the high commissioner for pensions resigned amid countrywide strikes.
11 Dec 19Campaigners have hit out at suggestions the Department for International Development could be rolled in the Foreign Office, warning it would “diminish” the UK’s global influence.
9 Dec 19The managing director of the IMF Kristalina Georgieva has hailed Ukraine’s “impressive” economic progress and approved a $5.5bn loan over three years.
6 Dec 19France’s Court of Audit has given authorities in the country 11 recommendations to fight tax fraud.
5 Dec 19France is experiencing its biggest national strike in decades as angry workers demonstrate about proposed pension reforms.
4 Dec 19Ireland is on track for record corporation tax receipts this year, although the finance minister has warned the surge will not last forever.
4 Dec 19Auditors have called on the EU to impose stronger rules on its member countries’ budgets, to avoid future financial crises.
3 Dec 19Spending €1 on health initiatives for children aged between three and 11 leads to a return of €1.30 in the future, auditors in Lithuania have found.
3 Dec 19The US is likely to hit France with new tariffs on products including cheese and champagne to retaliate against the European country’s tax on ‘internet giants’, such as Google and Facebook.
2 Dec 19Ireland’s sovereign credit rating has been increased making Irish government bonds more attractive, according to the country’s National Treasury Management Agency.
29 Nov 19The UK should commit to spending £20bn to the UN climate fund until 2030 to pay its “fair share” based on the country’s historical contribution to carbon emissions, a think-tank has urged.
28 Nov 19The US is preparing to announce whether authorities plan to take any action in response to a French tax on internet giants, such as Google and Facebook.
28 Nov 19Albania faces a struggle to improve its living standards because of poor infrastructure and weak institutions, according to the IMF.
28 Nov 19Digital services in the Czech Republic have seen poor uptake despite large investment by the government.
26 Nov 19The German economy is set to grow slightly this quarter as business confidence improves, the Ifo Institute for Economic Research has said.
22 Nov 19A “total shift” in the way EU countries think about aid is required in order to tackle global poverty and inequality, a group of NGOs has warned in a report.
21 Nov 19Finland faces a challenge to balance its books as the government presses on with policies aimed at making society fairer, according to IMF economists.
19 Nov 19Representatives from UK political parties have disagreed over whether to maintain aid spending at the current level of 0.7% of gross national income.
19 Nov 19The Nordic countries risk losing their reputations as world-leaders in trust and low corruption, campaigners in the individual states have warned.
19 Nov 19Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
19 Nov 19European countries need to rebuild trust in their public institutions to protect economic growth and shield against future crises, the World Bank has claimed.
18 Nov 19North Macedonia, which hopes to join the European Union, still has a large income gap with the EU, the IMF said.
