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14 Aug 19
The German economy shrank in the second quarter of this year, fuelling fears of a European-wide recession as growth across the EU slows.
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12 Aug 19
Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini has said a future government led by his party would cut taxes, regardless of whether the EU tried to stop it.
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8 Aug 19
Two million young people in Poland will no longer pay income tax, as the government tries to keep them from leaving the country for work.
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7 Aug 19
Croatia has taken a step closer to joining the eurozone, after the European Central Bank confirmed it was going to carry out tests on five Croatian banks.
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2 Aug 19
The European Investment Bank looks likely to make a “game-changing” move and stop funding fossil fuels by the end of 2020.
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2 Aug 19
The European Commission has given Greece the go-ahead to spend €300m on bringing ultrafast broadband to people with insufficient connectivity.
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12 Jul 19
Ireland’s economy has continued to outperform the rest of the European Union, despite fears over Brexit, growing 8.2% last year and up 2.4% in the first quarter of this year, according to official...
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1 Jul 19
Global efforts to reform massive state aid to farmers worth $528bn per year have largely stalled, says the OECD.
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25 Jun 19
Denmark has been praised by the IMF for the consistently strong performance of an economy that prizes social inclusion.
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25 Jun 19
The UK government has swiftly brought in measures to stop a renewable energy sector tax fraud - one of a range of scams costing EU states an estimated €50bn each year.
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25 Jun 19
Brussels has thrown Italy a lifeline in their protracted dispute over the country’s massive public debt.
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17 Jun 19
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit poses the main risk to Ireland’s economy, which is “uniquely vulnerable” to events in the United Kingdom, the IMF has warned.
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14 Jun 19
The eurozone faces a triple threat that has the potential to push the economy deeper into a slump, warns the IMF.
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14 Jun 19
Brussels still fails to monitor how the European Union’s budget and policies contribute to sustainable development despite backing global targets.
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10 Jun 19
Mozambique’s development partners have pledged $1.2bn for reconstruction efforts following devastating cyclones in the country earlier this year.
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5 Jun 19
Inadequate management is denying Europeans the full benefits of the EU’s cross-border healthcare directive, EU auditors have said.
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4 Jun 19
The European Commission has called for Czech prime minister Andrej Babiš to repay millions of euros in subsidies after finding him to be in conflict of interest, according to reports of a draft...
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3 Jun 19
Subsidising fossil fuels does not improve people’s lives and will ultimately prove more costly to economies, says the WWF’s Vanessa Perez Cirera.
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30 May 19
The EU has written to the Italian government asking it to explain a deterioration in its public finances, amid reports Brussels is ready to launch disciplinary action against Rome.
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21 May 19
The Czech government has dismissed concerns about a slowing economy and growing spending commitments and says it will stick to a planned deficit target.
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7 May 19
The budget of the European Union is too small and is being “stretched” by the challenges of integration and technological change, according to the OECD.
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2 Apr 19
Auditors are easing the complex process by which European Union countries gain crucial funding to close the gap between rich and poor regions.
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2 Apr 19
Fulfilling promises on human rights and development will improve the economies of countries and protect the poor from austerity, says Eurodad’s Mark Perera.
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28 Mar 19
Digital technology can transform education but is being held back by teachers still heavily reliant upon traditional approaches.
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15 Mar 19
The IMF has commended Greece’s economic growth as among the best in the eurozone – but urged it to press ahead with unfinished fiscal reforms to avoid any future risks.