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10 Sep 15
The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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9 Sep 15
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called on all 28 EU member states to endorse proposals for the emergency relocation of 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary.
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8 Sep 15
Belgium has been urged to reverse a decline in the size of its international aid budget.
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4 Sep 15
The International Monetary Fund has urged Macedonia to strengthen its public financial management system, warning that the country needed to rebuild its policy buffers to ensure macroeconomic...
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4 Sep 15
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has made a powerful plea to the international community to protect migrant and refugee children from what is being called one of the biggest...
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1 Sep 15
CIPFA has backed a series of public sector governance changes proposed by the Irish government to improve transparency, but the institute also said Ireland could go further to enhance departmental...
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1 Sep 15
The Latvian government needs to step up its education reforms to reduce the proportion of people under 30 who are not in employment, education or training (NEET), the Organisation for Economic...
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28 Aug 15
A round-up of public finance news stories from Europe you might have missed.
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27 Aug 15
Ukraine and its creditors have agreed a debt-restructuring package that will see $4bn written off and maturities extended for four years.
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24 Aug 15
The EPSAS train has pulled out of the station. But how long before it reaches the destination of harmonised public sector accounting standards across 28 EU member states?
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19 Aug 15
Greece, its creditors and eurozone finance ministers have confirmed the signing of a new €86bn bailout deal for the country.
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18 Aug 15
The growth in property and corporation taxes in Russia is expected to slow in the second half of this year, an analysis by credit rating agency Fitch has warned, which could hit the creditworthiness...
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14 Aug 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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13 Aug 15
The European Commission is to deploy six emergency responders to Macedonia to help the government assess the damage caused by recent floods and mudslides.
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11 Aug 15
Greece and its creditors have agreed the substance of a multi-billion bailout deal to avert bankruptcy and keep the country in the eurozone, according to Greece’s finance minister Euclid...
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10 Aug 15
The European Commission has approved €2.4bn in financial assistance over six years for member states, including Mediterranean nations like Greece, Italy and Spain, to help them deal with a heavy...
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5 Aug 15
Can the adoption of international accounting standards change the world’s view of Greek debt?
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31 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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24 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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23 Jul 15
The EY Eurozone Forecast is a quarterly overview of developments across the Eurozone and the 18 individual member states.
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22 Jul 15
The European Commission has given Ukraine €600m in financial assistance to implement public financial management reforms and boost the county’s energy sector.
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22 Jul 15
The BRICS group of emerging economies launched their own development bank in Shanghai yesterday to boost funding for infrastructure and development across the five countries.
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21 Jul 15
The International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank have confirmed that they have been repaid by Greece.
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21 Jul 15
As the guardians of good governance, auditors need to show that they too are efficient, effective and transparent. We need to move away from paper and embrace technology.
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20 Jul 15
Mira Dobovišek of the Centre for Excellence in Finance speaking on European public financial management challenges, standards and training.