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13 Dec 22
The European Union is set to suspend more than €6bn of funding for Hungary due to the ongoing dispute over compliance with the bloc’s rule of law regulations.
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22 Mar 22
The European Union is considering setting up a fund to “provide basic services and meet citizens’ immediate needs” in the face of the ongoing invasion by Russian troops, a top official has said.
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28 Sep 21
A fund to help European Union member countries weather the negative impacts of Brexit will be created after getting final approval by the European Council.
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28 May 21
Nearly a third of the European Union’s long-term budget will likely be used to reduce economic and social inequality within the bloc, after leaders formally adopted a €330bn package of support.
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17 Dec 20
A €17.5bn fund for regions in the EU that are heavily dependent on fossil fuels has been agreed by negotiators from the European Council and the bloc’s parliament.
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11 Dec 20
A €1.8trn financial package intended to see the European Union through the pandemic-related economic crisis has been ‘unblocked’, after a compromise was reached with Poland and Hungary, which had...
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24 Aug 20
The European Commission has presented proposals to the European Council to grant financial support of €81.4bn to 15 member states.
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19 Nov 19
Climate change and growth are the priorities in the EU’s 2020 budget, which was agreed on last night by the European Council and Parliament.
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29 Sep 16
MEPs have rejected all the cuts to the union’s draft 2017 budget proposed by the European Council earlier this month.
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28 Sep 16
The European Commission has called for a mandatory lobbying register covering all three European Union institutions – the commission, the parliament and the council.
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9 Aug 16
Spain and Portugal have escaped fines for breaking European Union deficit rules, the European Council have confirmed.
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8 Jul 16
The European Commission has triggered sanctions procedures against Spain and Portugal after ruling the two nations failed to do enough to bring their budget deficits within European Union limits.
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5 Jul 16
European Union governments will be able to ratify a new trade deal between the EU and Canada in their national parliaments after the European Commission bowed to pressure and scrapped plans to fast-...
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1 Jul 16
Security, the refugee crisis and growth are the key priorities of the European Commission’s €134.9bn draft budget for 2017, presented to the European Parliament yesterday.
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28 Jun 16
The leaders of France, Germany and Italy have called for Brexit negotiations to begin soon in order to avoid an impasse following the vote of the UK to leave the European Union.
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20 Jun 16
The European Union has removed Cyprus, Ireland and Slovenia from excessive deficit procedures after the three nations brought their shortfalls to below 3% of GDP.
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2 Jun 16
Tunisia has secured more than $8bn in loans from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank over the past month as the country seeks to revive its fragile economy.
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26 May 16
European Union finance ministers yesterday failed to agree on rules to crack down on tax avoidance by multinational companies.
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19 May 16
The European Commission has deferred its decision on disciplinary action regarding Spain and Portugal’s stubborn “excessive” deficits until early July.
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28 Apr 16
Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has had his call for a snap European Union summit rejected as fears grow around a repeat of last summer’s crisis that almost saw Greece ejected from the eurozone.
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10 Mar 16
Stabilising public finances and tackling poverty and inequality in Greece are crucial for the debt-laden country’s emergence from crisis, the OECD has stressed.
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9 Mar 16
The European Council has announced it will support a directive strengthening European Union rules to prevent corporate tax avoidance.
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2 Mar 16
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the development of a mandatory lobby register covering the commission, European Parliament and Council of the European Union.
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19 Feb 16
Austria has imposed a daily cap on migrants and refugees, while leaders at the European Union summit have reaffirmed a €3bn plan that hopes to stop refugees entering from Turkey.
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28 Oct 15
Multinational companies operating in the European Union should pay taxes where their profits are made, according to suggested corporate tax reforms agreed by a special committee of MEPs.
13 Dec 22The European Union is set to suspend more than €6bn of funding for Hungary due to the ongoing dispute over compliance with the bloc’s rule of law regulations.
22 Mar 22The European Union is considering setting up a fund to “provide basic services and meet citizens’ immediate needs” in the face of the ongoing invasion by Russian troops, a top official has said.
28 May 21Nearly a third of the European Union’s long-term budget will likely be used to reduce economic and social inequality within the bloc, after leaders formally adopted a €330bn package of support.
17 Dec 20A €17.5bn fund for regions in the EU that are heavily dependent on fossil fuels has been agreed by negotiators from the European Council and the bloc’s parliament.
11 Dec 20A €1.8trn financial package intended to see the European Union through the pandemic-related economic crisis has been ‘unblocked’, after a compromise was reached with Poland and Hungary, which had...
24 Aug 20The European Commission has presented proposals to the European Council to grant financial support of €81.4bn to 15 member states.
29 Sep 16MEPs have rejected all the cuts to the union’s draft 2017 budget proposed by the European Council earlier this month.
9 Aug 16Spain and Portugal have escaped fines for breaking European Union deficit rules, the European Council have confirmed.
8 Jul 16The European Commission has triggered sanctions procedures against Spain and Portugal after ruling the two nations failed to do enough to bring their budget deficits within European Union limits.
2 Jun 16Tunisia has secured more than $8bn in loans from the European Union, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank over the past month as the country seeks to revive its fragile economy.
26 May 16European Union finance ministers yesterday failed to agree on rules to crack down on tax avoidance by multinational companies.
19 May 16The European Commission has deferred its decision on disciplinary action regarding Spain and Portugal’s stubborn “excessive” deficits until early July.
28 Apr 16Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has had his call for a snap European Union summit rejected as fears grow around a repeat of last summer’s crisis that almost saw Greece ejected from the eurozone.
10 Mar 16Stabilising public finances and tackling poverty and inequality in Greece are crucial for the debt-laden country’s emergence from crisis, the OECD has stressed.
19 Feb 16Austria has imposed a daily cap on migrants and refugees, while leaders at the European Union summit have reaffirmed a €3bn plan that hopes to stop refugees entering from Turkey.
