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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
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24 Jul 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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23 Jul 15
The EY Eurozone Forecast is a quarterly overview of developments across the Eurozone and the 18 individual member states.
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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.
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13 Jul 15
Europe’s track record in public finance accounting “is not that good” and lessons must be learnt now, the chief executive of the Federation of European Accountants told CIPFA’...
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3 Jul 15
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has confirmed he will resign if the country votes “yes” in favour of the austerity deal offered by international creditors on Sunday.
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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.
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29 Jun 15
Greece’s place in the European currency union hangs in the balance after eurozone finance ministers rejected Athens’ request to extend a bailout programme beyond June 30.
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25 Jun 15
Greece and its international creditors have failed to reach an agreement on economic reforms for Athens at emergency talks today, renewing fears that the country could default on an International...
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18 Jun 15
A round-up of recent public finance stories from Europe you might have missed.
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17 Jun 15
The European Union needs to enhance the transparency offered by its institutions and member states. Being an active participant in a democracy means being an active participant in the management of...
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27 May 15
The European Union’s fourth anti-money laundering directive, which strengthens the existing framework on tax evasion and terrorist financing, was approved by the European Parliament yesterday.
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26 May 15
Finance leaders from the western Balkans and representatives of the World Bank and European Commission are to come together to discuss the future of financial reporting in the region.
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20 May 15
The employment rate across the European Union has risen for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis, sparking greater signs of an economic recovery, according to the EU’s statistical...