This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want a bigger budget for Erasmus+, the EU’s programme for learning mobility, to make it more accessible for young people of different economic, social and geographical backgrounds. With 454 votes in favour to 34, and 93 abstentions, MEPs adopted their mandate for […]A better equipped Erasmus+ 2028-2034 to address the EU’s strategic challenges
October 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want a bigger budget for Erasmus+, the EU’s programme for learning mobility, to make it more accessible for young people of different economic, social and geographical backgrounds. With 454 votes in favour to 34, and 93 abstentions, MEPs adopted their mandate for […]MEPs debate October EU summit and need for an ambitious 2028-2034 budget
October 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Wednesday, plenary assessed the October EU summit results, focusing on a strong EU long-term budget and competitiveness in a debate with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen. Reporting a fruitful meeting by heads of state or government, European Council President António Costa […]2027 EU budget: focus on transport, energy, research, climate and agriculture
October 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want a 2027 budget that reinforces the EU’s key priorities for the final year of the EU’s current long-term budget cycle. On Wednesday, Parliament set the overall level of commitment appropriations for 2027 (legal promises to pay in the same year or […]Commission greenlights Germany’s final payment request for €6 billion under NextGenerationEU
October 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Germany’s fourth and final payment request worth €6 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. With this payment request, Germany has implemented all the reforms and investments included in its recovery and resilience […]MEPs endorse better enforcement of passenger rights in the EU
October 20, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, Parliament gave its final green light to updated EU rules to improve the protection and information passengers receive if their travel is disrupted. The regulation, which will strengthen the protection of passenger rights across all modes of transport, was adopted with […]Steady progress on the One Europe, One Market roadmap
October 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. In their second review of the joint declaration and roadmap, designed to boost economic growth, the EU institutions reaffirmed their commitment to timely delivery. In this review of the One Europe, One Market roadmap and the joint declaration on the EU legislative priorities […]Commission issues €10 billion in its 9th syndicated transaction of 2026
October 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has raised €10 billion of EU-Bonds in its 9th syndicated transaction for 2026. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a €5 billion tap of the 7-year EU-Bond maturing on 12 October 2033 and a €5 billion new 15-year EU-Bond maturing on 12 December […]The EU budget continues delivering for Europe in 2025
October 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Court of Auditors (ECA) published its Annual Report, giving the EU’s annual accounts a clean bill of health for the 19th consecutive year. The ECA confirmed that the collection of EU revenues was free from material error. Significant milestones for the EU […]NextGenerationEU shows strong delivery record as implementation reaches finish line
October 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission presents the fifth annual report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). As the EU’s flagship recovery instrument under NextGenerationEU, the RRF has now disbursed €450 billion in grants and loans, nearly 80% of the total amount requested by Member […]Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia and Cyprus receive more than €9.8 billion under NextGenerationEU
October 2, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has disbursed more than €9.8 billion to Poland, Sweden, Belgium, Estonia and Cyprus under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. These payments reflect the successful fulfilment of key milestones and targets linked to reforms and investments set […]EU support to research and innovation increases with additional €500 million for research programme Horizon Europe
September 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission allocated an additional €500 million to Horizon Europe, the EU’s flagship research and innovation programme, for 2026 and 2027. With this additional amount, the total budget reaches now around €14.8 billion for the two years. In addition, the Commission will […]Romanian businesses to get extra financing as EIB provides €100 million credit to BRD Sogelease IFN
August 7, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €100 million to the leasing subsidiary of BRD Groupe Société Générale to increase financing for businesses across Romania. The EIB loan to BRD Sogelease IFN SA will benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and Mid-Caps pursuing a range of […]Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, and Slovenia receive more than €1.86 billion under NextGenerationEU
August 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has disbursed today more than €1.86 billion to Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Denmark under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. These payments reflect the successful fulfilment of key milestones and targets linked to reforms and investments set out in the four Member States’ national recovery and […]Commission greenlights Sweden’s payment request for €1.47 billion under NextGenerationEU
July 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Sweden’s second payment request for €1.47 billion under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments included in this payment request, which aim to support the green transition, a better functioning of the labour and housing markets, as well as […]Commission greenlights Estonia’s fourth payment request for €135.5 million under NextGenerationEU
July 17, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Estonia’s fourth payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This payment request reflects significant progress across a wide range of reforms aimed at driving positive change for citizens and businesses in Estonia, […]Commission greenlights Cyprus’s sixth payment request for €120 million under NextGenerationEU
July 14, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission positively assessed Cyprus’s sixth payment request under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. The reforms and investments tied to this payment request will drive positive change for citizens and businesses in Cyprus, notably in the areas of health, […]Digital euro: MEPs ready to start negotiations
July 10, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Thursday, plenary backed talks with the Council on a digital euro proposal that would offer citizens a secure way to reduce reliance on non-EU providers. With 416 votes in favour, 169 against and 22 abstentions for the creation of a digital euro, and […]Commission issues €11 billion in its seventh syndicated transaction of 2026
July 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has raised €11 billion of EU-Bonds in its 7th syndicated transaction for 2026. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a €6 billion new 5-year EU-Bond maturing on 13 October 2031, and a €5 billion tap of the 20-year EU-Bond maturing on 12 October […]Commission greenlights Belgium’s fourth payment request for €567 million under NextGenerationEU
July 3, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Belgium’s fourth payment request for €567 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments tied to this payment request, in the […]Start-up to Scale-up: EIF, HBOR and Croatia scale up partnership to boost venture financing in the country
June 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is published in association with European Investment Bank. Hrvatsku inačicu preuzmite ovdje Over the past eight years, the partnership between the European Investment Fund (EIF), the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) has mobilised €270 million in public investment […]Commission approves State aid for Romania’s investment and development bank
June 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, Romanian measures for the national investment and development bank Banca de Investiții și Dezvoltare S.A. (‘BID’). In January 2023, the Commission approved a Romanian measure to set up BID with an initial capital of […]Navigating crises and delivering results with the EU Budget in 2025
June 16, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the College of Commissioners adopted the Annual Management and Performance Report for 2025 (AMPR). The AMPR highlights the key role the EU budget played in navigating multiple crises that year and shows that it continued to deliver for European citizens. The EU budget […]Commission greenlights Slovenia’s sixth payment request for €41 million under NextGenerationEU
June 10, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission positively assessed Slovenia’s sixth payment request for €41 million under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the centrepiece of NextGenerationEU. This is an important step in the delivery of the reforms and investments tied to this payment request, which aims to support Slovenia’s […]Commission issues €8 billion in its sixth syndicated transaction of 2026
June 10, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has raised €8 billion of EU-Bonds in its 6th syndicated transaction for 2026. The dual-tranche transaction concerned a €3 billion tap 5-year EU-Bond,maturing on 14 October 2030 and a €5 billion tap of the 15-year EU-Bond,maturing on 12 December 2040. Building […]One Europe, One Market: from strategy to delivery – EESC, CoR and EP discuss the EU’s new roadmap for a truly unified market
June 9, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Economic and Social Committee. Insufficient enforcement of common EU rules, threats to consumer confidence, excessive complexity for SMEs and a loss of competitiveness in the digital sector are among the greatest challenges facing the Single Market. The EU has a duty to protect it in […]Commission adopts temporary adjustments to Basel III Market Risk Rules to safeguard EU banks’ competitiveness
June 5, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. To ensure that the EU banking sector benefits from a level playing field with international competitors, the European Commission has today introduced targeted, time-limited amendments to its implementation of the new market risk capital framework for banks. The measures will apply for three years […]2026 Justice Scoreboard highlights importance of effective justice systems for EU competitiveness and Single Market
June 4, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission published the fourteenth edition of the EU Justice Scoreboard, an annual report providing comparative data on the efficiency, quality, and independence of the justice systems among EU Member States. The 2026 edition shows an improved perception of the independence and […]Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis at informal ECOFIN press conference
May 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Thank you, Minister. Good morning, everyone. It’s a pleasure to be back here in Nicosia. We held a number of constructive exchanges over the course of this informal ECOFIN meeting. We started our discussions with competitiveness. Europe’s productivity and growth problems are not new. […]Spring 2026 Economic Forecast shows slowdown in growth as energy shock drives up inflation
May 26, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Spring 2026 Economic Forecast projects weaker economic activity, as the conflict in the Middle East triggers a new energy shock that reignites inflation and shakes economic sentiment. Before the end of February 2026, the EU economy was set to keep expanding at a […]Spring 2026 Economic Forecast shows slowdown in growth as energy shock drives up inflation
May 22, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Spring 2026 Economic Forecast projects weaker economic activity, as the conflict in the Middle East triggers a new energy shock that reignites inflation and shakes economic sentiment. Before the end of February 2026, the EU economy was set to keep expanding at a […]Slovakia: MEPs demand action to protect EU values and the EU budget
May 21, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament wants the Commission to assess whether there could be a clear risk of a serious breach of the EU’s founding values by Slovakia’s government. In a resolution adopted on Wednesday with 347 votes for, 165 against and 25 abstentions, MEPs say they are […]European Innovation Council selects EQT to lead €5 Billion Scaleup Europe Fund
May 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund Board has chosen EQT as the preferred investment adviser and fund manager for the Scaleup Europe Fund, following a rigorous and highly competitive selection process to lead the EU’s €5 billion initiative designed to empower the continent’s most […]Commission greenlights Lithuania’s sixth payment request for €178 million under NextGenerationEU
May 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission published its fifth State of the Schengen report, reviewing developments in the Schengen area over the past year and setting priorities for the year ahead. The Schengen area continues to demonstrate resilience, underpinned by collective efforts at both EU and national level. […]
