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16 Mar 16
The “shameless” practice of shifting profits to tax havens is rife among France’s ‘big five’ banks, a report published today by Oxfam and two French charities has found.
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15 Mar 16
The European Commission has announced a further €445m in humanitarian aid for the Syria crisis in 2016 as part of its pledge to deliver over €3bn for the Syrian people this year.
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11 Mar 16
The European Central Bank has cut interests rates across the eurozone as it tries to bolster growth amid fresh fears of a renewed economic crash.
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11 Mar 16
Many European countries’ strategies and investments for e-health are lacking, resulting in inefficient systems that are putting lives at risk, the World Health Organisation has warned.
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10 Mar 16
Stabilising public finances and tackling poverty and inequality in Greece are crucial for the debt-laden country’s emergence from crisis, the OECD has stressed.
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9 Mar 16
The European Council has announced it will support a directive strengthening European Union rules to prevent corporate tax avoidance.
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8 Mar 16
Eurozone finance ministers have urged Greece to put in “extra effort” in implementing economic reforms, as it was announced that Cyprus would be dispensing with International Monetary Fund support...
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7 Mar 16
Reforming Serbia’s expensive public sector will be key to accelerating the country’s accession to the European Union, the World Bank regional vice president has said.
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7 Mar 16
Risks to Belgium’s economy “loom large”, with high public debt, severe labour market fragmentation and “tenuous” fiscal sustainability threatening growth, the International Monetary Fund has warned.
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4 Mar 16
The OECD has called on Spain to fulfil its commitment to reverse the sharp decline in its overseas aid funding, which fell by 68% between 2010 and 2014.
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3 Mar 16
The European Commission has announced the EU will step up its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to €470m over 2017-19.
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3 Mar 16
UK prime minister David Cameron is “conning” the British public by spending the country’s aid budget on military and defence activities, the country's shadow secretary of state for international...
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3 Mar 16
Inconsistent and inadequate data and tools are hampering the European Union’s ability to counter intra-community VAT fraud, which costs the bloc at least €60bn every year, auditors have warned.
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2 Mar 16
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is set to “move full steam ahead” in its work in Greece, the bank’s president Sir Suma Chakrabarti has said.
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2 Mar 16
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the development of a mandatory lobby register covering the commission, European Parliament and Council of the European Union.
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2 Mar 16
Intensive efforts are needed to spur economic growth and opportunity in Kosovo as political turmoil hampers progress, chief of the United Nations mission in the country has warned.
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29 Feb 16
United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has called on European countries to keep their borders open, and voiced concern over the restrictions pursued by Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and other...
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25 Feb 16
The OECD has slammed Belgium, Finland and Slovenia for their scant anti-corruption efforts, which the think-tank described as a cause of “serious concern”.
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24 Feb 16
The United Nations refugee agency has criticised some European countries for shifting problems onward with their restrictive practices for refugees, resulting in undue hardship, chaos, and potential...
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23 Feb 16
Transparency International has criticised Ukraine, Russia and the UK for allowing former Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to enjoy impunity in the face of grand corruption allegations.
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23 Feb 16
The EU’s Court of Auditors recognises change is in the air with crises over the euro, migration and Brexit. So it is considering a “wholly new approach” to financial management
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19 Feb 16
Austria has imposed a daily cap on migrants and refugees, while leaders at the European Union summit have reaffirmed a €3bn plan that hopes to stop refugees entering from Turkey.
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18 Feb 16
Decisive action is needed to shift risks to Hungary’s economy away from the public sector and put public debt on a downward path, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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17 Feb 16
A new trade agreement proposed between the United States and the European Union could allow corporations to effectively sue governments who try to collect tax on their profits, campaigners have...
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16 Feb 16
More than €14m in European Union funds spent to help Greece bring in economic reforms demanded by the “troika” as part of its €80bn bailout had only a “mixed” impact, auditors said today.