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23 Feb 22
The European Union has strengthened sanctions against Myanmar, including freezing the assets of a state-owned gas company, following a military coup last year.
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23 Feb 22
The UK government could fund its ‘levelling up’ ambitions by raising taxes on high income earners without increasing the national deficit, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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21 Feb 22
Western sanctions could put pressure on Russia’s credit rating according to rating agency Fitch, which warned of a “marked increase” in the risk of retaliation over perceived aggression at the border...
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18 Feb 22
The French government is set to pump an additional €2.1bn into state owned energy company EDF to help ease income concerns.
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18 Feb 22
Politics both domestic and continental could threaten the generally steady economies of Central and Eastern Europe, according to rating agency analysts in a round-up report looking at the region.
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17 Feb 22
Tensions in Ukraine risk the fragile global economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, warned Indonesian president Joko Widodo at a meeting of G20 finance leaders.
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17 Feb 22
A Polish and Hungarian legal challenge against the European Union has failed, allowing the bloc to withhold billions of euros of funding if member countries fail to meet democratic standards.
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10 Feb 22
European Union development spending has succeeded in reducing some of the development disparity between the bloc’s regions, a report has found.
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7 Feb 22
Poland has started to row back on some of its actions that have angered the European Commission and held up billions of euros of Covid-19 recovery funds.
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7 Feb 22
The governor of the Dutch state bank has stated that the European Central Bank could begin raising interest rates as early as this year, to help combat soaring inflation.
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4 Feb 22
The Hungarian government must implement plans to balance its budget to help reduce the impacts of elevated inflation, according to the governor of its central bank.
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4 Feb 22
The re-election of Sergio Mattarella as Italian president has been tipped by a ratings agency to help keep the country stable and increase the chances of unlocking EU Covid-19 recovery funding.
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3 Feb 22
The European Central Bank has voted to hold interest at historic lows this month, despite inflation reaching record highs.
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1 Feb 22
The head of Norway’s wealth fund has warned that current rising inflation could herald a prolonged period of low returns.
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24 Jan 22
The European Commission and Canada are set to provide more than £1bn in loans grants to Ukraine, to help ward off the threat of Russian hostility.
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21 Jan 22
The European Central Bank could delay interest rates rises until 2024, despite inflationary pressures caused by supply chain constraints, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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20 Jan 22
Young Spanish people will be paid €250 per month to help them move out of their parent’s homes amid a housing crisis that has left many unable to afford rent by themselves.
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20 Jan 22
The chairman of Bulgaria’s anti-corruption agency has resigned amid efforts by a new government to draw up laws to intensify the country’s work combating widespread graft.
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18 Jan 22
The European Union has set an initial €1.5bn budget for humanitarian aid in 2022, to help support crises worsened by natural disasters and climate change.
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18 Jan 22
The Netherlands is set to move away from its pre-pandemic trend of recording budget surpluses, according to analysts who have looked at the new coalition government’s spending plans.
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17 Jan 22
Greek over-60s who choose not to receive a Covid-19 vaccine are set to be fined, with the money going to fund hospitals.
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14 Jan 22
Slovakia’s low Covid-19 vaccination rate poses a huge short-term risk to its economy, but the longer-term challenge of its fast-ageing population also needs attention, according to the OECD.
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7 Jan 22
Regional authorities in Italy are expected to recover throughout this year, after central government support helped to cushion the impact of Covid-19, according to ratings agency Fitch.
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5 Jan 22
France’s central bank chief has predicted inflation will decrease during 2022 and European central banks will be able to unwind monetary policy support they set up amid Covid-19.
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4 Jan 22
Germany’s new coalition government will give people and businesses “well over €30bn” of tax breaks while keeping the country tied to fiscal balance, its finance minister has said.
23 Feb 22The European Union has strengthened sanctions against Myanmar, including freezing the assets of a state-owned gas company, following a military coup last year.
23 Feb 22The UK government could fund its ‘levelling up’ ambitions by raising taxes on high income earners without increasing the national deficit, according to the International Monetary Fund.
21 Feb 22Western sanctions could put pressure on Russia’s credit rating according to rating agency Fitch, which warned of a “marked increase” in the risk of retaliation over perceived aggression at the border...
18 Feb 22The French government is set to pump an additional €2.1bn into state owned energy company EDF to help ease income concerns.
18 Feb 22Politics both domestic and continental could threaten the generally steady economies of Central and Eastern Europe, according to rating agency analysts in a round-up report looking at the region.
17 Feb 22Tensions in Ukraine risk the fragile global economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, warned Indonesian president Joko Widodo at a meeting of G20 finance leaders.
17 Feb 22A Polish and Hungarian legal challenge against the European Union has failed, allowing the bloc to withhold billions of euros of funding if member countries fail to meet democratic standards.
10 Feb 22European Union development spending has succeeded in reducing some of the development disparity between the bloc’s regions, a report has found.
7 Feb 22Poland has started to row back on some of its actions that have angered the European Commission and held up billions of euros of Covid-19 recovery funds.
7 Feb 22The governor of the Dutch state bank has stated that the European Central Bank could begin raising interest rates as early as this year, to help combat soaring inflation.
4 Feb 22The Hungarian government must implement plans to balance its budget to help reduce the impacts of elevated inflation, according to the governor of its central bank.
4 Feb 22The re-election of Sergio Mattarella as Italian president has been tipped by a ratings agency to help keep the country stable and increase the chances of unlocking EU Covid-19 recovery funding.
3 Feb 22The European Central Bank has voted to hold interest at historic lows this month, despite inflation reaching record highs.
1 Feb 22The head of Norway’s wealth fund has warned that current rising inflation could herald a prolonged period of low returns.
24 Jan 22The European Commission and Canada are set to provide more than £1bn in loans grants to Ukraine, to help ward off the threat of Russian hostility.
20 Jan 22Young Spanish people will be paid €250 per month to help them move out of their parent’s homes amid a housing crisis that has left many unable to afford rent by themselves.
18 Jan 22The European Union has set an initial €1.5bn budget for humanitarian aid in 2022, to help support crises worsened by natural disasters and climate change.
17 Jan 22Greek over-60s who choose not to receive a Covid-19 vaccine are set to be fined, with the money going to fund hospitals.
14 Jan 22Slovakia’s low Covid-19 vaccination rate poses a huge short-term risk to its economy, but the longer-term challenge of its fast-ageing population also needs attention, according to the OECD.
5 Jan 22France’s central bank chief has predicted inflation will decrease during 2022 and European central banks will be able to unwind monetary policy support they set up amid Covid-19.
4 Jan 22Germany’s new coalition government will give people and businesses “well over €30bn” of tax breaks while keeping the country tied to fiscal balance, its finance minister has said.
