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21 Nov 18
European Union flood-related actions suffer because of “weaknesses” in allocating money to match member states’ risk management plans, auditors have warned.
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15 Nov 18
The Italian government has decided to go ahead with its controversial big spending plans, despite being told by Brussels to revise the draft budget.
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12 Nov 18
Ukraine needs to do more to fight corruption and maintain reform momentum, the European Commission has said in a report.
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30 Oct 18
The European Commission has announced €300m of EU-funded projects to make the oceans cleaner and safer.
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25 Oct 18
The European Commission has told Italy to revise its budget for next year to rein in spending - the first time it has taken such an action.
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22 Oct 18
Italy’s plans for increased public spending will be in the interest of the “entire European economy”, the country has told Brussels in a response to criticism of its draft budget.
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22 Oct 18
Romania’s reforms to criminal justice legislation will “seriously weaken” the fight against corruption, a European advisory body has warned.
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15 Oct 18
The European Commission will provide €100m to the Somali budget over the next two and a half years to support reforms in the country and strengthen government institutions.
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10 Oct 18
The European bloc should “climate proof” the whole of the next EU budget, cutting out all projects that are not in line with the Paris Agreement, an open letter to ministers on an EU council has...
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4 Oct 18
Alexander Stubb, a former Finnish premier and finance minister, has put in a bid to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as the head of the European Commission.
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2 Oct 18
The European Union has removed the Pacific island of Palau from its list of tax havens after the country committed to making changes to its tax system.
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28 Sep 18
Italy’s populist government has put its relationship with the EU in jeopardy after agreeing higher spending plans, as it tries to end poverty with its first budget.
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17 Sep 18
The European Commission has signed a €1bn agreement with Ukraine to support economic stabilisation and governance reforms in the country.
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14 Sep 18
The European bloc should make more effective use of cohesion funding, as it is often “used in a rush” at the end of a programme period, auditors have warned.
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12 Sep 18
The European Commission head has proposed a new partnership between the EU and Africa to boost investment, jobs and economic relations in the continent.
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5 Sep 18
EU money is mostly funding social and economic projects on a ‘first-come first-served’ basis rather than merit, auditors have warned.
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20 Aug 18
Greece has successfully exited its final, three-year eurozone bailout package to tackle its debt crisis, which was part of the world’s biggest financial rescue.
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27 Jul 18
Brussels has pledged to give €500m to a German scheme that supports railway companies which invest in clean energy.
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26 Jul 18
The European Union and the US have agreed to work together to avoid a full-blown trade war.
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24 Jul 18
China could open up its economy if it chooses to, the head of the European Commission has said in a bid to defuse an escalating trade war.
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18 Jul 18
The UK is threatening to block aid money to European Union projects after Brexit if Brussels excludes British aid agencies from its work.
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18 Jul 18
The European Union and Japan today signed one of the world’s biggest free trade deals between economies that together account for nearly a third of global gross domestic product.
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17 Jul 18
The European Commission should tighten up its rules for countries with high levels of debt before the next recession, auditors have warned.
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13 Jul 18
The European Commission should have proved the value it was adding with changes to its long-term spending priorities, auditors have concluded.
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10 Jul 18
The European Commission has approved €90.5m to improve border management and the protection of migrants in North Africa.