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23 Nov 23
The European Commission has agreed to an advance payment of €5bn from Poland’s Covid-19 recovery plan, but future funding depends on rule-of-law reforms.
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14 Nov 23
The European Union’s executive often takes a kinder view of what it achieves through its budget than the bloc’s spending watchdog, the latter has said.
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10 Nov 23
Substantial progress on judicial and anti-corruption reforms has prompted the European Commission to recommend accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
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3 Oct 23
The European Commission has agreed to more than double Spain’s recovery and resilience plan to increase investment in sustainability and renewable energy.
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5 Sep 23
High inflation and a lower-than-expected grant allocation have prompted the Croatian government to propose €4bn additional support from the European Union to fund its post-pandemic recovery programme...
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30 Mar 23
The Italian government has been given an extra month to convince the European Commission to release €19bn of withheld post-pandemic recovery funding.
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24 Mar 23
The reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine is expected to cost more $400bn and take almost a decade to complete, researchers have said.
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15 Mar 23
Universal energy support measures will leave European Union governments unable to meet fiscal rules when they restart at the end of the year so should be wound down, a senior commissioner has said.
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3 Mar 23
Italy has been forced to recognise a much larger budget deficit in each of the past three years, pushing it even further away from currently suspended European Union rules.
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14 Feb 23
The European Union should avoid a further suspension to the bloc’s fiscal rules at the end of this year, a senior official has said.
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14 Oct 22
A watchdog has found the amount of money spent not in accordance with European Union rules rose again last year, leading to it issuing an adverse opinion in its annual report.
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28 Sep 22
European Union countries should ensure their citizens are guaranteed a sufficient ‘minimum income’ to live in “dignity at all stages of life”, according to the bloc’s executive arm – but officials...
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21 Sep 22
The Hungarian government has put forward new legislation aimed at improving public procurement and its anti-corruption measures, hours after the European Commission threatened to withhold €7.5bn of...
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7 Sep 22
The European Commission has outlined plans for “solidarity contributions” from fossil fuel companies and price caps on low-carbon energy to support people through the energy crisis.
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6 Sep 22
The European Union must adopt “risk-based” fiscal rules and instruct member nations to strengthen financial institutions to reduce fiscal risks, economists at the International Monetary Fund have...
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2 Sep 22
European Union institutions have won the praise of the bloc’s watchdog for their response to Covid-19.
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11 Aug 22
The end of increased budget scrutiny on the Greek government closes a “difficult chapter” in its history and recognises the sacrifices made to reach financial stability, its finance minister has said...
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23 May 22
The European Commission’s proposals to reduce its reliance on Russian gas could push the continent into recession if supply fails to keep up with demand, according to one ratings agency.
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20 May 22
European Union countries must reverse years of underinvestment in defence and increase collaborative spending in response to the new security situation after Russia invaded Ukraine, the bloc’s...
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10 Feb 22
European Union development spending has succeeded in reducing some of the development disparity between the bloc’s regions, a report has found.
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7 Feb 22
Poland has started to row back on some of its actions that have angered the European Commission and held up billions of euros of Covid-19 recovery funds.
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24 Jan 22
The European Commission and Canada are set to provide more than £1bn in loans grants to Ukraine, to help ward off the threat of Russian hostility.
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13 Dec 21
Poland’s justice minister has said the government could halt contributions to the European Union budget if officials in Brussels cut funding for Warsaw amid a battle over the rule of law.
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1 Dec 21
The European Union hopes to mobilise €300bn of infrastructure investment around the world, rivalling China’s massive Belt and Road initiative whose momentum has slowed.
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24 Sep 21
A Polish regional government scrapped an anti-LGBT resolution, becoming the first such authority in the country to do so amid rising tensions between Poland and the European Union that could see...
23 Nov 23The European Commission has agreed to an advance payment of €5bn from Poland’s Covid-19 recovery plan, but future funding depends on rule-of-law reforms.
14 Nov 23The European Union’s executive often takes a kinder view of what it achieves through its budget than the bloc’s spending watchdog, the latter has said.
10 Nov 23Substantial progress on judicial and anti-corruption reforms has prompted the European Commission to recommend accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova.
3 Oct 23The European Commission has agreed to more than double Spain’s recovery and resilience plan to increase investment in sustainability and renewable energy.
5 Sep 23High inflation and a lower-than-expected grant allocation have prompted the Croatian government to propose €4bn additional support from the European Union to fund its post-pandemic recovery programme...
30 Mar 23The Italian government has been given an extra month to convince the European Commission to release €19bn of withheld post-pandemic recovery funding.
24 Mar 23The reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine is expected to cost more $400bn and take almost a decade to complete, researchers have said.
3 Mar 23Italy has been forced to recognise a much larger budget deficit in each of the past three years, pushing it even further away from currently suspended European Union rules.
14 Oct 22A watchdog has found the amount of money spent not in accordance with European Union rules rose again last year, leading to it issuing an adverse opinion in its annual report.
21 Sep 22The Hungarian government has put forward new legislation aimed at improving public procurement and its anti-corruption measures, hours after the European Commission threatened to withhold €7.5bn of...
2 Sep 22European Union institutions have won the praise of the bloc’s watchdog for their response to Covid-19.
11 Aug 22The end of increased budget scrutiny on the Greek government closes a “difficult chapter” in its history and recognises the sacrifices made to reach financial stability, its finance minister has said...
20 May 22European Union countries must reverse years of underinvestment in defence and increase collaborative spending in response to the new security situation after Russia invaded Ukraine, the bloc’s...
7 Feb 22Poland has started to row back on some of its actions that have angered the European Commission and held up billions of euros of Covid-19 recovery funds.
24 Jan 22The European Commission and Canada are set to provide more than £1bn in loans grants to Ukraine, to help ward off the threat of Russian hostility.
1 Dec 21The European Union hopes to mobilise €300bn of infrastructure investment around the world, rivalling China’s massive Belt and Road initiative whose momentum has slowed.
