In today's episode of Today in the EU, we decrypt the 147-page long report by former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta that all EU institutions have been waiting for. Letta's analysis of the EU's single market was commissioned by the European Council a year ago.
The number of European companies impacted by EU corporate due diligence rules (CSDDD) has been squeezed by almost 70% of the original EU co-legislators agreement in December, to about 5400 companies - or 0.05% of the total
The French government’s deficit reduction projections are not realistic, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) found in a report published on Wednesday (29 November), stating France ought to “step up the pace of fiscal consolidation”.
Interest rate rises set by the European Central Bank (ECB) to curb inflation will take their toll in terms of lower economic growth, Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Monday (19 June).
The European Central Bank will almost certainly deliver another interest rate hike on Thursday (15 June), pressing ahead with its fight against inflation even as the eurozone slides into a recession.
Italy is unwilling to ratify the reform of the euro zone bailout fund without first knowing how European budget rules will change, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday (9 June).
Germany's finance ministry firmly rejected proposals on new European Union joint debt on Thursday (26 January), saying such a move, backed by France and European Council President Charles Michel, was not needed and would send a wrong signal to markets.
Italy risks spending less than planned in the Recovery and Resilience Plan and is missing key deadlines for the disbursement of the third tranche of the Recovery fund. European Affairs Minister Raffaele Fitto (Fratelli d’Italia/Ecr) first raised the alarm, telling Corriere …
The Commission's communication on the reform of the EU's fiscal rules shows that economic growth is now favoured over austerity as the most useful tool to guarantee debt sustainability.
German Finance Minister Christian Lindner has reacted sceptically to the European Commission's proposal to allow EU states more individual leeway for adhering to the EU debt rules.
With the European Commission expected to put forward its ideas for the reform of the much-criticised fiscal rules for EU member states on Wednesday (9 November), EURACTIV takes a look at the current rules and explains why they are criticised.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage points today, and while further rate hikes will follow, ECB President Christine Lagarde said this would be decided on a case-by-case basis.
Welcome to EURACTIV’s weekly Economy Brief. You can subscribe to the newsletter here. The economic cost of the Russian invasion paired with limited financial support from the international community is forcing the Ukrainian government to make difficult decisions, …
Ukrainian Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko warned on Tuesday (25 October) of macroeconomic problems of monetary financing as the Ukrainian government has resorted to printing money to finance its defence and other state expenditure.
As the EU's fiscal rules are being reformed, investment in green, digital and social public goods should be excluded from the debt calculations, argues André Sobczak.
The ongoing reform of EU fiscal rules could give governments more leeway in plans that combine debt cuts with investment and reforms, in exchange for greater accountability, the EU's Economic Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni said on Monday (10 October).
The European outrage over the German government's energy package might provide the political momentum for another European fiscal response to the economic crisis triggered by the Russian war.
After several months of attempts, euro zone finance ministers failed again on Monday (11 July) to choose a new head of the bloc's bailout fund, EU officials said.
Rules against overspending by EU governments will remain suspended through 2023, extending a pandemic-era reprieve because of the war in Ukraine, sources said on Thursday (19 May).
The coalition agreement of the new Dutch government under Prime Minister Mark Rutte foresees more spending on childcare, teacher salaries, and environmental issues, showing the increased influence of the centre-left, liberal party D66.
European Central Bank policymakers will gather on Thursday (16 December) for a crunch meeting, as soaring inflation heaps pressure on the bank to wind down its stimulus just as a new coronavirus variant threatens to derail the recovery.
Although he is known to be a hardline opponent of public debt, the new German finance minister showed his openness to compromise during his first trip to Paris only days after taking office.
France will be able to reach a compromise with the new German government to update the European Union's fiscal rules to face economic challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday (29 November).
German consumer price inflation rose further in November to hit another record high, preliminary data showed on Monday (29 November), increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to react.
