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26 Nov 18
Plans to step up the European Union’s anti-fraud work are “not enough to improve effectiveness”, the bloc’s auditors have warned.
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22 Nov 18
Mental health problems are costing European countries hundreds of billions of euros, according to a joint report.
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22 Nov 18
Italy’s determination to maintain high spending plans mean it is “sleepwalking into instability”, the European Commission said as it cleared the path for sanctions.
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21 Nov 18
European Union flood-related actions suffer because of “weaknesses” in allocating money to match member states’ risk management plans, auditors have warned.
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19 Nov 18
The Irish prime minister has pledged to cut incomes taxes paid by average earners.
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19 Nov 18
Romania’s prime minister has said the country is ready to take over the European Union presidency next year, despite criticism about its judiciary reforms.
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15 Nov 18
The Italian government has decided to go ahead with its controversial big spending plans, despite being told by Brussels to revise the draft budget.
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15 Nov 18
Civil servants in Greece went on a 24-hour strike demanding increases in wages and pensions from the government, which exited its bailout programme in August.
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14 Nov 18
Spain’s Court of Auditors has ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas to repay €4.9m of public money spent organising a non-binding independence vote four years ago.
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12 Nov 18
Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption and maintain reform momentum, the European Commission has said in a report.
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9 Nov 18
Some 10,000 Orthodox church employees could come off the Greek state payroll, ending the status of priests and bishops as civil servants.
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7 Nov 18
The European Investment Bank should take the opportunity to finally fix serious transparency and governance flaws as it looks to revamp its complaints mechanism, says Counter Balance’s Xavier Sol.
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5 Nov 18
European governments are still making it too easy for multinational corporations to avoid paying corporation tax, campaigners have warned.
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1 Nov 18
Unemployment in the 28 EU member states has hit its lowest level since monthly records began almost 20 years ago.
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30 Oct 18
The European Commission has announced €300m of EU-funded projects to make the oceans cleaner and safer.
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25 Oct 18
The European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget for next year to rein in spending - the first time it has taken such an action.
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22 Oct 18
Italy’s plans for increased public spending will be in the interest of the “entire European economy”, the country has told Brussels in a response to criticism of its draft budget.
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22 Oct 18
Romania’s reforms to criminal justice legislation will “seriously weaken” the fight against corruption, a European advisory body has warned.
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15 Oct 18
Larger international NGOs are getting the “lion’s share” of the UK’s international development funds, an umbrella group has said.
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15 Oct 18
Penny Mordaunt has proposed plans to change the rules on aid to include millions of pounds from private investment and “reduce the ask on the public purse”.
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10 Oct 18
The European bloc should “climate proof” the whole of the next EU budget, cutting out all projects that are not in line with the Paris Agreement, an open letter to ministers on an EU council has...
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9 Oct 18
Malta’s audit office has launched a five-year strategy focused on improving governance across the public sector – a first since the institution became independent 20 years ago.
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8 Oct 18
The European Union should be realistic with the spending promises it makes in the next budget period of 2021 to 2027, auditors have warned.
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8 Oct 18
Romania’s proposed changes to the judiciary could mean a dangerous backslide on its progress in tackling corruption, the European Commission’s vice president has warned.
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4 Oct 18
Alexander Stubb, a former Finnish premier and finance minister, has put in a bid to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the European Commission.
26 Nov 18Plans to step up the European Union’s anti-fraud work are “not enough to improve effectiveness”, the bloc’s auditors have warned.
22 Nov 18Mental health problems are costing European countries hundreds of billions of euros, according to a joint report.
22 Nov 18Italy’s determination to maintain high spending plans mean it is “sleepwalking into instability”, the European Commission said as it cleared the path for sanctions.
21 Nov 18European Union flood-related actions suffer because of “weaknesses” in allocating money to match member states’ risk management plans, auditors have warned.
19 Nov 18The Irish prime minister has pledged to cut incomes taxes paid by average earners.
19 Nov 18Romania’s prime minister has said the country is ready to take over the European Union presidency next year, despite criticism about its judiciary reforms.
15 Nov 18Civil servants in Greece went on a 24-hour strike demanding increases in wages and pensions from the government, which exited its bailout programme in August.
14 Nov 18Spain’s Court of Auditors has ordered former Catalan leader Artur Mas to repay €4.9m of public money spent organising a non-binding independence vote four years ago.
12 Nov 18Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption and maintain reform momentum, the European Commission has said in a report.
9 Nov 18Some 10,000 Orthodox church employees could come off the Greek state payroll, ending the status of priests and bishops as civil servants.
7 Nov 18The European Investment Bank should take the opportunity to finally fix serious transparency and governance flaws as it looks to revamp its complaints mechanism, says Counter Balance’s Xavier Sol.
5 Nov 18European governments are still making it too easy for multinational corporations to avoid paying corporation tax, campaigners have warned.
1 Nov 18Unemployment in the 28 EU member states has hit its lowest level since monthly records began almost 20 years ago.
30 Oct 18The European Commission has announced €300m of EU-funded projects to make the oceans cleaner and safer.
22 Oct 18Romania’s reforms to criminal justice legislation will “seriously weaken” the fight against corruption, a European advisory body has warned.
15 Oct 18Larger international NGOs are getting the “lion’s share” of the UK’s international development funds, an umbrella group has said.
15 Oct 18Penny Mordaunt has proposed plans to change the rules on aid to include millions of pounds from private investment and “reduce the ask on the public purse”.
10 Oct 18The European bloc should “climate proof” the whole of the next EU budget, cutting out all projects that are not in line with the Paris Agreement, an open letter to ministers on an EU council has...
9 Oct 18Malta’s audit office has launched a five-year strategy focused on improving governance across the public sector – a first since the institution became independent 20 years ago.
8 Oct 18The European Union should be realistic with the spending promises it makes in the next budget period of 2021 to 2027, auditors have warned.
4 Oct 18Alexander Stubb, a former Finnish premier and finance minister, has put in a bid to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the European Commission.
