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7 Oct 19
In the wake of Italy’s worst roadbridge disaster, an emerging new structure symbolises much-needed professionalisation of the country’s infrastructure management, writes PF International reporters...
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2 Oct 19
Boris Johnson’s ‘two borders’ plan for Northern Ireland after Brexit appeared to be rejected by Ireland and the EU before he even made his speech.
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1 Oct 19
The new Italian government is hoping to avoid a looming clash with the EU over budget targets.
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1 Oct 19
Economic growth is the right priority for Greece but the government “faces an uphill battle”, the IMF has warned.
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27 Sep 19
Multi-billion-euro tax cuts will be in France’s next budget, as president Emmanuel Macron hopes to maintain popular support for his economic reforms.
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25 Sep 19
Carbon taxes could become more popular if citizens knew the revenue raised would be put back into society, researchers have found.
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24 Sep 19
Coal-fired electricity is to be phased out in Greece and Hungary as the countries’ leaders pave the way for a transition to renewable energy.
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24 Sep 19
EU staff reforms saved billions but led to “negative consequences” that could have been mitigated, auditors have said.
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24 Sep 19
The International Monetary Fund has warned the “current calm [surrounding Turkey’s economy] appears fragile”, despite its economy rebounding from last year’s recession.
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20 Sep 19
More sustainable public finances are “vital” if North Macedonia’s economy is to grow long-term, the World Bank has said.
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19 Sep 19
The UK faces “extreme difficulty” in getting trade deals after Brexit unless it owns up to its colonial past and makes ‘soft reparations’, an international lawyer told an audience at the Institute...
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17 Sep 19
A slowdown in the Icelandic economy should spur the country on to diversify its economy, the OECD has said.
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17 Sep 19
French public sector workers took to the streets for the second time in a few days to protest pension changes that could see them working longer.
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16 Sep 19
A recent report from the OECD highlighted the difference between the UK’s education system and that of other countries’, director of the Higher Education Policy Institute Nick Hillman writes.
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16 Sep 19
Reducing health inequality across Europe would produce financial benefits to countries of between 0.3% and 4.3% of gross domestic product, a report from the World Health Organization has said.
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13 Sep 19
The UK government must do more to ensure departments better understand how to spend aid more efficiently, a watchdog has found.
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12 Sep 19
The EU’s plans to increase defence spending seven-fold could produce no results if proper goals are not place, auditors have warned.
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11 Sep 19
Germany’s economy is “on the brink of recession”, researchers have warned.
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10 Sep 19
Italy’s new government has been warned not to challenge EU fiscal rules in its upcoming draft budget.
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9 Sep 19
The Greek government wants to repay the country’s loan from the International Monetary Fund early, according to the prime minister.
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9 Sep 19
People pushing thousands of smaller cases through the Supreme Anticorruption Court of Ukraine could hamper work to punish unscrupulous officials, the country’s president has said.
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6 Sep 19
The Estonian government has launched a review of the state budget to improve the process of drafting its expenditure in the future.
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6 Sep 19
Participatory budgets have enabled “effective cooperation” between residents and municipal authorities in Poland, the country’s Supreme Audit Office has said.
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5 Sep 19
The European Commission “should do more” to engage citizens during its public consultations, according to the EU’s financial management watchdog.
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4 Sep 19
International aid spending by the UK government will increase in real terms, chancellor Sajid Javid has announced.