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2 Oct 18
The European Union has removed the Pacific island of Palau from its list of tax havens after the country committed to making changes to its tax system.
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28 Sep 18
Italy’s populist government has put its relationship with the EU in jeopardy after agreeing higher spending plans, as it tries to end poverty with its first budget.
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27 Sep 18
The UK’s Department for International Development has “significant weaknesses” in contract management with commercial suppliers, a watchdog has found.
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21 Sep 18
Brexit negotiations risk undervaluing UK-EU collaboration in international development at their peril, says Claire Godfrey, from Bond, a UK network of organisations working in international...
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17 Sep 18
There will be economic costs for remaining EU countries as well as the UK if there is a ‘no-deal’ Brexit next year, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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17 Sep 18
The European Commission has signed a €1bn agreement with Ukraine to support economic stabilisation and governance reforms in the country.
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14 Sep 18
Civil society organisations have expressed disappointment the UK government has not heeded the advice of a group of MPs on aid spending.
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14 Sep 18
The European bloc should make more effective use of cohesion funding, as it is often “used in a rush” at the end of a programme period, auditors have warned.
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11 Sep 18
Inadequate action to curb air pollution in the European Union is incurring hundreds of billions of euros in health-related costs, auditors have warned.
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10 Sep 18
Greenland’s prime minister is looking to form a new coalition after a pro-independence party pulled out over a plan for Denmark to part-fund three new airports in the country.
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7 Sep 18
Italy’s cabinet has put forward a controversial ‘bribe destroyer’ bill to meet election pledges by the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to root out corruption.
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5 Sep 18
EU money is mostly funding social and economic projects on a ‘first-come first-served’ basis rather than merit, auditors have warned.
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4 Sep 18
Cybersecurity tops the list of concerns for internal audit professionals across Europe, a survey has revealed.
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30 Aug 18
The European Union is considering tightening up regulations around cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple and Ether, it has been reported.
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29 Aug 18
Vladimir Putin has watered down his controversial pension reforms as he suffers his lowest approval ratings for four years.
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24 Aug 18
The UK will compensate British NGOs for any loss of EU aid funding in the event of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the government has said in a letter to the charities.
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20 Aug 18
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt crisis, which was part of the world’s biggest financial rescue.
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16 Aug 18
Italy’s central government will make at least €5m available to the north-western Liguria region after a motorway bridge collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday leaving 39 dead.
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15 Aug 18
It may be difficult for Turkey to get IMF backing following its clash with the US over new tariffs, academics have told PF International.
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7 Aug 18
The number of female accountants in Ireland has gone up by 9% in the last ten years, figures from an independent regulator has revealed.
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6 Aug 18
Ukraine is losing more than €4bn a year as a result of corruption schemes at customs, an investigative report has revealed.
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3 Aug 18
Greece must be realistic about its economic goals despite successful progress since its fiscal crisis, the IMF has warned.
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27 Jul 18
Brussels has pledged to give €500m to a German scheme that supports railway companies which invest in clean energy.
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18 Jul 18
The UK is threatening to block aid money to European Union projects after Brexit if Brussels excludes British aid agencies from its work.
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17 Jul 18
The UK Department for International Development must remain focused on reducing poverty to ensure its trade-led development strategy does not harm the world’s most vulnerable people, says a group of...