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23 May 23
Support for Polish farmers struggling with higher costs associated with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been approved in Brussels.
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16 May 23
Regulating crypto assets should help European Union member states close avenues for tax avoidance and tax fraud, leaders have said following an agreement.
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25 Apr 23
Stricter rules and stronger enforcement of the European Union fiscal framework would protect the bloc’s economy better than if those rules were loosened, according to Germany’s finance minister.
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21 Mar 23
The devastation caused by last month’s earthquakes in Turkey have led the European Union lending arm to override its years-long ban on providing finance to the country.
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30 Jan 23
Boosting welfare and access to services should provide all European Union citizens with a level of income that keeps them out of poverty, bloc officials have said.
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17 Jan 23
The Ukrainian government will receive the first tranche of an €18bn European Union support package later this week, after agreeing to loan conditions.
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10 Jan 23
The new Italian government has signalled its intention to keep its fiscal policies aligned with the European Union amid concerns over the eurosceptic administration.
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6 Jan 23
Croatia joining the eurozone and the Schengen area marks the culmination of more than a decade of effort – and shows the way for other countries desperate to integrate into the EU.
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15 Dec 22
The European Parliament has given the green light to an €18bn loan package to Ukraine, after a veto forced the proposals to be revised.
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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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7 Dec 22
The Hungarian government has blocked an €18bn European Union package to support Ukraine’s budget and fund the war effort against Russia.
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29 Nov 22
Interest rates at the European Central Bank will keep going up, according to its president Christine Lagarde, but a leading economist has questioned whether advanced economies should loosen their...
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14 Nov 22
Stated priorities such as gender equality and economic development are not fully incorporated into the European Union’s budget, potentially slowing the bloc’s progress, the European spending watchdog...
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10 Nov 22
New European Union fiscal rules should get rid of the current system’s complexity and allow governments more “ownership” of their spending plans, Brussels has said, also promising stronger...
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28 Oct 22
The possibility of recession was not enough to keep the European Central Bank from doubling its deposit rate in an attempt to get inflation down.
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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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10 Oct 22
Governments across the European Union have spent more than €100bn on Russian fossil fuels since the nation invaded Ukraine in February, a climate group has said.
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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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12 Sep 22
European Union member countries will need to “assume ownership” of their compliance with the bloc’s fiscal rules under a new system with stronger enforcement from Brussels, the Czech finance minister...
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30 Aug 22
German chancellor Olaf Scholz said eurozone countries need to agree how to reduce their high debt levels to help foster “trust and solidarity” within the single market.
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4 Jul 22
European Union auditors have identified risks that the bloc’s executive arm’s increasing use of external consultants does not provide value for money.
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24 Jun 22
The president of the European Parliament has suggested the EU’s seven-year budget cycle might leave the bloc unable to respond to challenges.
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24 Jun 22
Moldova and war-torn Ukraine have made a step towards becoming members of the European Union, as bloc leaders agree to give them ‘candidate’ status.
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20 Jun 22
The Hungarian finance minister has vetoed the European Union’s adoption of a 15% effective minimum corporation tax rate, representing the latest setback to the implementation of the already-delayed...
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17 Jun 22
The European Union looks set to remove Greece from its ‘enhanced economic surveillance’ programme, recognising that the government has delivered most of its reform commitments.