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4 Oct 17
European Union plans to introduce a common railway signalling system across the bloc is running behind schedule and the implementation target could be missed, auditors have warned.
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29 Sep 17
Governments in Europe and the EU continue to subsidise and finance fossil fuels, such as oil, gas and coal, despite their commitment to climate change and the Paris Agreement, the Overseas...
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29 Sep 17
A eurozone finance minister and a joint eurozone budget could be features of the European Union under plans being considered by the leaders of France and Germany.
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28 Sep 17
The European Union's spending from future budgets has reached an “all-time high”, EU auditors have said.
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26 Sep 17
The European Union decided on Monday to close the ‘excessive deficit procedure’ against Greece after the country’s improvements in its fiscal position and overall economic recovery.
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18 Sep 17
A €120m financial scheme for wireless internet access in public spaces across the EU will be launched, the European Parliament has announced.
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18 Sep 17
Further public and private funding in Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania are needed to ensure drinking water is brought up to EU standards, a report by the European Court of Auditors has found.
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14 Sep 17
Europe will lead the fight against climate change as the economy ‘finally bounces back’, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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5 Sep 17
Work-related ill-health and injury is costing the EU 3.3 % of its GDP, equivalent to €476bn a year.
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5 Sep 17
European Union auditors have praised the first trust fund set up by the EU to assist a developing country.
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18 Aug 17
Annual inflation in the whole EU is stable at 1.5%, and at 1.3% in the eurozone, the Eurostat statistical body of the EU has said in its monthly update for July.
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15 Aug 17
The European Council has received 27 proposals from member states to host key EU agencies currently based in the UK after Brexit.
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1 Aug 17
GDP was up by 0.6% across EU countries during the second quarter of 2017 compared to the previous three months, according to figures released by the statistical office of the European Union today....
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24 Jul 17
The European Commission last week unveiled a programme to help regions in member states to grow their economies by developing their main areas of competitive strength.
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21 Jul 17
The European Union is to support rural development projects in Colombia as part of efforts to ensure that the country’s peace deal holds between the government and former guerrillas.
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30 Jun 17
France’s new government must make cuts to tackle the country’s deficit after the last administration over spend its budget in the final months, the French public audit office has said.
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30 Jun 17
European Union funds intended to support young farmers are not being well targeted or linked to any defined outcomes or results, auditors have found.
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27 Jun 17
European Union leaders have cautiously welcomed prime minister Theresa May’s proposals on the rights of EU citizens to remain in the UK after Brexit but warn there are still “worrisome...
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22 Jun 17
Accountants, tax advisers, lawyers and others who design and sell tax avoidance schemes to their clients could soon be hit with tough new rules in the European Union.
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16 Jun 17
Critical bailout funds for Greece have been agreed at the eleventh hour after months of wrangling amongst creditors, with the International Monetary Fund offering conditional backing to the package.
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13 Jun 17
MEPs have been urged to close a “dangerous loophole” recently introduced into draft transparency legislation meant to prevent corporate tax avoidance by large multinationals.
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9 Jun 17
The risk of deflation in the eurozone has “definitely disappeared”, president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi announced yesterday.
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8 Jun 17
The European Commission has launched the bloc’s first shared fund for defence, which it said would ensure spending is more efficient and improve value for money.
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1 Jun 17
Brussels has opened the door to Italy rescuing one of its largest banks with state aid after the two reached an agreement “in principle” today.
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1 Jun 17
The European Union’s negotiating hand in Brexit talks may be weaker than often thought because of a number of serious threats to the union’s future stability.