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26 May 16
European Union finance ministers yesterday failed to agree on rules to crack down on tax avoidance by multinational companies.
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25 May 16
Greece’s European creditors have agreed to release €10.3bn in bailout cash and some debt relief for the country following a tense, 11-hour Eurogroup meeting in Brussels yesterday.
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24 May 16
The European Union’s €28bn effort to shift freight from road to rail has failed, with the amount of freight carried by train actually decreasing since 2011, according to the European Court of...
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24 May 16
The International Monetary Fund has called for “unconditional” debt relief for Greece and said the current fiscal targets imposed on the country by the Eurogroup are unrealistic.
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23 May 16
Greece has passed yet another round of austerity measures in the hope of securing the release of much-needed bailout funds from its creditors.
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19 May 16
Latvia has made “remarkable” progress in education over the last two decades, but it needs to review governance and funding arrangements to ensure a more equitable system, the OECD has said.
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19 May 16
Ukraine has secured initial approval for the release of $1.7bn worth of long-awaited bailout funds from the International Monetary Fund in July.
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19 May 16
The European Commission has deferred its decision on disciplinary action regarding Spain and Portugal’s stubborn “excessive” deficits until early July.
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18 May 16
A United Nations expert has slammed the European Union for “abandoning” Greece and treating human rights for migrants and refugees as “dispensible”.
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17 May 16
Procurement specialists have gathered in Kazakhstan this week to share best practice on how to ensure integrity and transparency in public procurement.
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17 May 16
Poland’s plan to lower the retirement age is a “step in the wrong direction” and the government should reconsider, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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17 May 16
The UK’s Department for International Development must step up its work to tackle violence against women and girls to match the “huge” scale of the problem, the country’s Independent Commission for...
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12 May 16
Campaigners are today challenging the investment of public funds in a poultry farming giant, which they say is causing environmental damage to rural communities in Ukraine.
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10 May 16
Greece has edged closer to unlocking the next tranche of much-needed bailout funds as eurozone finance ministers commit to look into how to ease the country’s debt burden.
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9 May 16
Germany should step up its public and private investment to meet infrastructure needs and reduce the country’s large account surplus, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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9 May 16
Athens lawmakers have approved a host of controversial pension and tax reforms in a bid to unlock the next tranche of Greece’s bailout cash.
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6 May 16
Falling productivity, low investment, and high migration are withholding central, eastern and southern European economies from returning to their pre-crisis potential, the International Monetary Fund...
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5 May 16
British MPs have criticised the UK government for its “deeply disappointing” insistence that Saudi Arabia has not breached international humanitarian law (IHL) in the conflict in Yemen.
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28 Apr 16
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has had his call for a snap European Union summit rejected as fears grow around a repeat of last summer’s crisis that almost saw Greece ejected from the eurozone.
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20 Apr 16
Value for money for international aid spending is often undermined by deficiencies in the United Nations system, a review by the UK parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has found.
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19 Apr 16
The European Commission is not strict enough in enforcing rules intended to keep the bloc’s public finances in order, the European Court of Auditors has found.
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15 Apr 16
Spain’s industry, energy and tourism minister resigned this morning after his alleged links to an offshore company were exposed in the Panama Papers.
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15 Apr 16
Ukraine’s new prime minister has vowed to crack down on corruption in the country after his predecessor’s ineffectual attempts forced his resignation.
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15 Apr 16
The five largest European economies have agreed on new “hammer blow” measures to crackdown on tax evasion in response to the Panama Papers.
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12 Apr 16
The European Commission today unveiled plans to force tax avoidance by large multinational corporations into the open, after toughening up its proposals in the wake of the Panama Papers.
26 May 16European Union finance ministers yesterday failed to agree on rules to crack down on tax avoidance by multinational companies.
25 May 16Greece’s European creditors have agreed to release €10.3bn in bailout cash and some debt relief for the country following a tense, 11-hour Eurogroup meeting in Brussels yesterday.
24 May 16The European Union’s €28bn effort to shift freight from road to rail has failed, with the amount of freight carried by train actually decreasing since 2011, according to the European Court of...
24 May 16The International Monetary Fund has called for “unconditional” debt relief for Greece and said the current fiscal targets imposed on the country by the Eurogroup are unrealistic.
19 May 16Latvia has made “remarkable” progress in education over the last two decades, but it needs to review governance and funding arrangements to ensure a more equitable system, the OECD has said.
19 May 16The European Commission has deferred its decision on disciplinary action regarding Spain and Portugal’s stubborn “excessive” deficits until early July.
18 May 16A United Nations expert has slammed the European Union for “abandoning” Greece and treating human rights for migrants and refugees as “dispensible”.
17 May 16Procurement specialists have gathered in Kazakhstan this week to share best practice on how to ensure integrity and transparency in public procurement.
17 May 16Poland’s plan to lower the retirement age is a “step in the wrong direction” and the government should reconsider, according to the International Monetary Fund.
17 May 16The UK’s Department for International Development must step up its work to tackle violence against women and girls to match the “huge” scale of the problem, the country’s Independent Commission for...
12 May 16Campaigners are today challenging the investment of public funds in a poultry farming giant, which they say is causing environmental damage to rural communities in Ukraine.
9 May 16Germany should step up its public and private investment to meet infrastructure needs and reduce the country’s large account surplus, the International Monetary Fund has said.
9 May 16Athens lawmakers have approved a host of controversial pension and tax reforms in a bid to unlock the next tranche of Greece’s bailout cash.
6 May 16Falling productivity, low investment, and high migration are withholding central, eastern and southern European economies from returning to their pre-crisis potential, the International Monetary Fund...
5 May 16British MPs have criticised the UK government for its “deeply disappointing” insistence that Saudi Arabia has not breached international humanitarian law (IHL) in the conflict in Yemen.
20 Apr 16Value for money for international aid spending is often undermined by deficiencies in the United Nations system, a review by the UK parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has found.
15 Apr 16Spain’s industry, energy and tourism minister resigned this morning after his alleged links to an offshore company were exposed in the Panama Papers.
15 Apr 16Ukraine’s new prime minister has vowed to crack down on corruption in the country after his predecessor’s ineffectual attempts forced his resignation.
15 Apr 16The five largest European economies have agreed on new “hammer blow” measures to crackdown on tax evasion in response to the Panama Papers.
