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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.
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15 Feb 16
The European Union today launched the European Medical Corps (EMC), which it hopes will enable more rapid deployment of medical and public health teams in emergencies around the world.
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15 Feb 16
Bosnia and Herzegovina has filed its application for European Union membership, indicating that it plans to accelerate the reforms needed for it to join the bloc.
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15 Feb 16
The fall in local and regional government (LRG) borrowing across Europe is likely to end in 2016 as the growing refinancing needs of some offsets declines elsewhere, according to analysis by credit...
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12 Feb 16
MEPs from the European Union’s committee of the regions have warned that the bloc’s regional policy is being hindered by red tape, lack of coordination and overly complex rules.
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11 Feb 16
Ukraine looks to have secured the continuation of its $17.5bn bailout from the International Monetary Fund after “constructive” discussions with managing director Christine Lagarde.
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11 Feb 16
Some 4.8 million more Europeans have been living in poverty since the financial crisis and families in particular have been struggling to make ends meet, the European Foundation for the Improvement...
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10 Feb 16
The International Monetary Fund has said it could withdraw its budget support to Ukraine unless the country’s leadership accelerates governance reforms and the fight against corruption.
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9 Feb 16
There has been a threefold increased in the size of the middle class in eastern European and central Asian nations since 2001, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
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8 Feb 16
Portugal’s draft budget for 2016 is “at risk” of failing to comply with eurzone budgetary obligations, the European Commission has warned.
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3 Feb 16
The rate of young refugees arriving in Europe has dramatically increased since last year, with one in three of those arriving now being children, UNICEF has warned.
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2 Feb 16
A draft agreement to reform the UK’s relationship with the European Union published today would allow Britain to restrict in-work benefits for European migrants as part of an “emergency...
3 Mar 16UK 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...
3 Mar 16Inconsistent 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.
2 Mar 16The 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.
2 Mar 16The 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.
2 Mar 16Intensive 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.
29 Feb 16United 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...
25 Feb 16The OECD has slammed Belgium, Finland and Slovenia for their scant anti-corruption efforts, which the think-tank described as a cause of “serious concern”.
23 Feb 16Transparency 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.
23 Feb 16The 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
18 Feb 16Decisive 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.
17 Feb 16A 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...
16 Feb 16More 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.
15 Feb 16The European Union today launched the European Medical Corps (EMC), which it hopes will enable more rapid deployment of medical and public health teams in emergencies around the world.
15 Feb 16The fall in local and regional government (LRG) borrowing across Europe is likely to end in 2016 as the growing refinancing needs of some offsets declines elsewhere, according to analysis by credit...
12 Feb 16MEPs from the European Union’s committee of the regions have warned that the bloc’s regional policy is being hindered by red tape, lack of coordination and overly complex rules.
11 Feb 16Ukraine looks to have secured the continuation of its $17.5bn bailout from the International Monetary Fund after “constructive” discussions with managing director Christine Lagarde.
11 Feb 16Some 4.8 million more Europeans have been living in poverty since the financial crisis and families in particular have been struggling to make ends meet, the European Foundation for the Improvement...
10 Feb 16The International Monetary Fund has said it could withdraw its budget support to Ukraine unless the country’s leadership accelerates governance reforms and the fight against corruption.
9 Feb 16There has been a threefold increased in the size of the middle class in eastern European and central Asian nations since 2001, according to the United Nations Development Programme.
8 Feb 16Portugal’s draft budget for 2016 is “at risk” of failing to comply with eurzone budgetary obligations, the European Commission has warned.
3 Feb 16The rate of young refugees arriving in Europe has dramatically increased since last year, with one in three of those arriving now being children, UNICEF has warned.
2 Feb 16A draft agreement to reform the UK’s relationship with the European Union published today would allow Britain to restrict in-work benefits for European migrants as part of an “emergency...
