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27 May 15
The European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive, which strengthens the existing framework on tax evasion and terrorist financing, was approved by the European Parliament yesterday.
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27 May 15
British efforts to work with businesses to deliver development programmes in poor countries are being obstructed by insufficient oversight and a lack of clear targets, the UK aid watchdog has warned.
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27 May 15
France must reduce its record levels of public spending and public debt and tackle stubbornly high unemployment, the International MFrance must reduce its record levels of public spending and public...
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26 May 15
Finance leaders from the western Balkans and representatives of the World Bank and European Commission are to come together to discuss the future of financial reporting in the region.
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20 May 15
Greece is today set to meet a deadline to repay a €750m loan to the International Monetary Fund, a Greek finance ministry official has said.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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20 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europeyou might have missed.
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19 May 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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19 May 15
Greece’s decision to adopt International Public Sector Accounting Standards is significant and very welcome. The next challenge is one of implementation – the task requires excellent...
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28 Apr 15
The journey to improved government financial reporting across Europe is slow, but progress is being made in the corridors of power in Brussels
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31 Mar 15
Two parties have dominated Spain’s political arena for more than 30 years, but the advent of new players, such as Podemos and Citizens, looks likely to change that.
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10 Mar 15
The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
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10 Mar 15
The crisis in Ukraine has caused the European Union to bare its teeth and extend the reach of its sanctions policies on Russia. The effect on the EU market has been unprecedented and unpredictable.
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17 Feb 15
Local public accounts committees are one way to deliver better governance that can't be achieved through decentralisation alone, writes Jessica Crowe
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17 Feb 15
Caroline Mawhood on the key role that state audit institutions play in European Union financial controls
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19 Jan 15
The European Court of Auditors has published its work programme for 2015, saying it aims to make the institution’s audit reports ‘more relevant than ever’ to the challenges the...
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16 Dec 14
European Union investments in airports are not value for money, auditors said today as they highlighted a failure of long-term profitable planning.
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9 Dec 14
A provisional 2015/16 budget for the European Union has been agreed that will focus on paying down the €23.4bn worth of unpaid bills across the economic bloc.
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10 Jun 14
Auditors can help the European Union to strengthen its democratic legitimacy and accountability to citizens, the president of the European Court of Auditors has said.
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6 May 14
Portugal has succeeded in turning its public finances around and is exit its three-year bailout programme later this month, its government announced over the weekend
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18 Mar 14
The European Court of Auditors has made significant progress over the past six years, but needs to improve the quality and timeliness of its performance audits, an international panel of public audit...