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21 Oct 16
The size of Germany’s large current account surplus is a threat to the eurozone economy and the country should consider increasing public investment, according to a survey of economists.
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18 Oct 16
Governance at the European Commission is functional but lags behind international best practice and is in need of an update, the European Court of Auditors said today.
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16 Sep 16
The European Commission has compiled a list of nations that could one day find themselves on the first common European Union blacklist of countries that do not adhere to good tax practices.
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18 Mar 16
The European Commission is to propose visa-free travel for Ukrainians to the EU in April after the country passed a public sector anti-corruption bill integral to negotiations to open up access.
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26 Jan 16
A review by the European Commission has found that 11 countries in the bloc face high risks to their public finances due to forecasts for increases in public sector debt levels.
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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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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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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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24 Nov 15
The European Commission has announced development programmes for Madagascar and Chad worth a combined €619m.
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9 Nov 15
Estonia’s national airline Estonian Air has folded after the European Commission ordered it to repay state aid received in breach of EU rules on Saturday.
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6 Nov 15
The European Commission is asking member states for innovative transport project proposals as it seeks to allocate €7.6bn of finance from its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
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2 Nov 15
The European Commission is to donate a combined total of €78m in humanitarian aid to Jordan and Lebanon to help support Syrian refugees and their host communities.
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27 Oct 15
The European Commission awarded €5.9m in emergency assistance to Greece yesterday to help the country cope with a high number of refugees.
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22 Oct 15
An estimated €300m allocated by the European Union to discourage illegal logging and the export of illegal timber worldwide has produced only “meagre” results, the European Court of Auditors has...
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21 Oct 15
Tax breaks offered by two European countries to multinational firms Starbucks and Fiat Chrysler have been ruled illegal by the European Commission, with the companies ordered to pay back taxes they...
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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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13 Oct 15
Members of the European Parliament’s budget committee today demanded for more funds to tackle the migration and refugee crisis and to help young people get into jobs.
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10 Sep 15
The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
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9 Sep 15
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called on all 28 EU member states to endorse proposals for the emergency relocation of 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary.
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22 Jul 15
The European Commission has given Ukraine €600m in financial assistance to implement public financial management reforms and boost the county’s energy sector.
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6 Jul 15
Voters in Greece have rejected the terms of proposed extension to the country’s euro bailout deal in a nationwide referendum.
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16 Jun 15
Greece risks falling into a “state of emergency” if it does not reach an agreement with its international creditors, Germany’s European commissioner Guenther Oettinger said as talks...
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12 Jun 15
The International Monetary Fund’s decision to walk out of negotiations between Greece and its creditors on Thursday was a warning to Athens, the German finance ministry said today.
21 Oct 16The size of Germany’s large current account surplus is a threat to the eurozone economy and the country should consider increasing public investment, according to a survey of economists.
18 Oct 16Governance at the European Commission is functional but lags behind international best practice and is in need of an update, the European Court of Auditors said today.
16 Sep 16The European Commission has compiled a list of nations that could one day find themselves on the first common European Union blacklist of countries that do not adhere to good tax practices.
18 Mar 16The European Commission is to propose visa-free travel for Ukrainians to the EU in April after the country passed a public sector anti-corruption bill integral to negotiations to open up access.
7 Jan 16The European Union is to spend €1bn on programmes to support social and economic development in regions on both sides of its external borders.
16 Dec 15A 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.
2 Dec 15The 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.
24 Nov 15The European Commission has announced development programmes for Madagascar and Chad worth a combined €619m.
9 Nov 15Estonia’s national airline Estonian Air has folded after the European Commission ordered it to repay state aid received in breach of EU rules on Saturday.
6 Nov 15The European Commission is asking member states for innovative transport project proposals as it seeks to allocate €7.6bn of finance from its Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
2 Nov 15The European Commission is to donate a combined total of €78m in humanitarian aid to Jordan and Lebanon to help support Syrian refugees and their host communities.
22 Oct 15An estimated €300m allocated by the European Union to discourage illegal logging and the export of illegal timber worldwide has produced only “meagre” results, the European Court of Auditors has...
10 Sep 15The eurozone needs a stronger and more unified voice in international financial institutions, European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has said.
9 Sep 15European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has called on all 28 EU member states to endorse proposals for the emergency relocation of 160,000 refugees from Italy, Greece and Hungary.
22 Jul 15The European Commission has given Ukraine €600m in financial assistance to implement public financial management reforms and boost the county’s energy sector.
16 Jun 15Greece risks falling into a “state of emergency” if it does not reach an agreement with its international creditors, Germany’s European commissioner Guenther Oettinger said as talks...
12 Jun 15The International Monetary Fund’s decision to walk out of negotiations between Greece and its creditors on Thursday was a warning to Athens, the German finance ministry said today.
