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19 Jan 16
European Union member states that infringe tax-related state aid rules should not be able to keep money they recover in unpaid tax, the European Parliament has called.
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14 Jan 16
European Union member states have fallen far short in a number of areas outlined in the European Agenda on Migration – the European Commission’s response to the refugee crisis – the commission said...
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13 Jan 16
The European Commission’s top tax official has said countries have “looked the other way” in the face of serious tax avoidance and pledged to take action this year to improve transparency.
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12 Jan 16
Asylum, migration and security in the European Union will be a major new priority for bloc’s auditors this year.
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11 Jan 16
The European Commission has deemed a Belgian government tax scheme illegal and ordered around €700m to be recovered from the 35 multinational companies who benefited from it.
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7 Jan 16
The European Union is to spend €1bn on programmes to support social and economic development in regions on both sides of its external borders.
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4 Jan 16
Reforms intended to end the need for taxpayers to bail out crisis-hit eurozone banks came into effect on 1 January.
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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.
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15 Dec 15
Public infrastructure investment has fallen in nearly half of regions across the European Union since 2010, with projects in large cities hit hardest, a report by the EU’s Committee of the Regions...
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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.
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11 Dec 15
European countries may not have taken advantage of opportunities to improve their tax and benefit systems that arose from the financial crisis, a UK think-tank has said.
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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.
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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.
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9 Dec 15
Men still dominate central banks and finance ministries throughout Europe, with only one in 25 top jobs held by women, the European Institute for Gender Equality has found.
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3 Dec 15
The European Commission is to investigate a suspected ‘sweetheart’ tax deal between Luxembourg and the fast-food multinational.
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2 Dec 15
The European Union is to devote more than half a billion euros to managing the Syrian refugee crisis and supporting the Middle Eastern countries where many have fled.
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27 Nov 15
The European Parliament has overwhelmingly approved a suite of corporate tax reforms that will ensure multinational companies pay taxes where profits are made and increase transparency.
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25 Nov 15
Eight out of ten Europeans think there should be a legal clampdown on tax havens, a pan-European poll commissioned by 24 NGOs has found.
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23 Nov 15
Unemployment, underemployment and low productivity risk becoming permanent features of the European economy, the UK-based Institute for Public Policy Research has warned.
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19 Nov 15
Refugees, hospitals and infrastructure projects are among the beneficiaries of over €12bn worth of new loans from the European Investment Bank.
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18 Nov 15
The Greek government and its European creditors reached a tentative compromise on Tuesday, paving the way for the release of $12bn in financial aid after a long stand off.
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16 Nov 15
In the wake of the Paris attacks, the European Council and Parliament have reached an early deal on the EU's 2016 Budget, giving extra funding for the refugee crisis and more investment in growth and...
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10 Nov 15
A “wholly new approach” to the management of European Union funds is needed, the European Court of Auditors has said.
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20 Oct 15
European Union-funded rural training programmes are “poorly managed and cost too much”, the European Court of Auditors has said.
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7 Oct 15
The vast humanitarian crisis unfolding on the EU’s doorstep highlights the importance of scrutinising international aid spending much more closely