-
4 Jan 16
Reforms intended to end the need for taxpayers to bail out crisis-hit eurozone banks came into effect on 1 January.
-
16 Dec 15
A European border and coastguard agency will be established to police the region’s external borders in a bid to better manage the refugee crisis, the European Commission has announced.
-
15 Dec 15
Auditors have warned that European Union member states’ energy supplies remain insecure and increasingly vulnerable as the region starts to move towards a greener future.
-
10 Dec 15
The European Union and San Marino have signed a “landmark” tax transparency agreement, which the European Commission said marks the end of bank secrecy between the two.
-
9 Dec 15
A “high ambition coalition” consisting of more than 100 countries has called for a climate deal that is both as strong as possible and legally binding.
-
3 Dec 15
The European Commission has announced a €125m aid package for countries affected by the climate phenomenon El Niño.
-
3 Dec 15
The European Commission is to investigate a suspected ‘sweetheart’ tax deal between Luxembourg and the fast-food multinational.
-
9 Nov 15
Estonia’s national airline Estonian Air has folded after the European Commission ordered it to repay state aid received in breach of EU rules on Saturday.
-
6 Nov 15
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has appealed to donors for more than $95m for Greece and affected countries in the Balkans to protect refugees from harsh winter weather.
-
6 Nov 15
The European Commission is asking member states for innovative transport project proposals as it seeks to allocate €7.6bn of finance from its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
-
27 Oct 15
The European Commission awarded €5.9m in emergency assistance to Greece yesterday to help the country cope with a high number of refugees.
-
10 Sep 15
The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
-
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.
-
16 Jul 15
The Greek parliament yesterday approved a series of austerity measures to save the country from collapse and enable an €86bn three-year bailout package to go ahead.
-
30 Jun 15
Greece could be left without a financial safely net for the first time in five years as it reaches the final hours of its international bailout programme today.
-
30 Jun 15
The European Commission has unveiled a €13.1bn plan to invest in 276 transport projects, in a bid to boost the region’s economy and create more favourable conditions for growth and jobs.
-
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