Rising poverty and unemployment: Discarded priorities of the EU budget
After more than two years of campaigning for a social pillar in the EU budget, the proposals made last week are extremely disappointing and worrying, writes Pierre Baussand.
View ArticleLuck of the Irish: Big CAP decisions on hold until 2013
Battles over financing and revamping Europe’s agricultural policy are almost certain to push implementation of the future programme beyond next year’s deadline, government and industry officials say.
View ArticleEU aid budget must be protected from hard bargaining
EU aid is not only morally right, it’s an economically sound investment. EU humanitarian and development aid is deemed to be one of the most efficient, impactful and transparent sources of funding in...
View ArticleHollande faces hard sell over proposed CAP budget cuts
French President François Hollande faces the awkward prospect of walking away from this week's European Union summit having accepted a cut in the bloc's agricultural spending for the next seven years.
View ArticleEU budget: Less for cows, more for young people
The European Union spends more on cows than young people, and that needs to change if Europe is to address its youth unemployment problem and create future opportunities for young people, says Peter...
View ArticleWeak growth makes eurozone falter in reining in deficit
Several eurozone countries are likely to miss deficit cutting targets because of a weak economy, the European Commission is expected to forecast today (22 February), but they may be granted extra...
View ArticleEU warns Portugal to stick to fiscal targets after court ruling
Brussels has warned Portugal to stick to the bailout austerity measures agreed in 2011 or risk losing further financial hep. The warning came following a decision by the Portuguese constitutional court...
View ArticleGraft costs EU states €323 billion, ‘three times’ earlier estimates
Corruption is costing EU countries €323 billion annually, says a new report, defying Europe's image as a global front-runner in the fight against graft.
View ArticleParis and Brussels take first steps to coordinate budget
France has tried to find a common approach with the European Commission on budgetary issues at a meeting with several EU and national officials earlier this week in Paris, in preparation for next...
View ArticleHealth spending fell sharply during crisis: OECD
Between 2009 and 2011, health spending per capita fell in one out of three OECD countries, with those hardest hit by the crisis most affected, according to a new report by the influential Paris-based...
View ArticleBaffled by the EU Budget
How is the EU budget drawn up? Are we shelling out a fortune to fund it? How does it benefit Member States? EPTV sheds light on today's big budget questions. Comment on: Google +...
View ArticleHangout: EU budget under the grill
EPTV opened up the floor again to citizens from around Europe to exchange their views with MEP Isabelle Durant on the fairest and most effective distribution of EU funds. Comment on: Google+...
View ArticleRudischhauser: Development Assistance is a win-win situation for Europe
Klaus Rudishhauser is the Deputy Director General of DG DEVCO at the European Commission. At the 2014 EU Development Days, spoke to EurActiv about the importance of development aid to Europe, the need...
View ArticleNGO warns Germany against cuts to Syria aid
The German aid organisation World Vision fears that newly-escalating conflicts threaten to overshadow growing need in Syria, following German government plans to spend less on humanitarian aid in the...
View ArticleGermany’s 2015 budget leaves overseas aid ‘by the wayside’
The Bundestag's 2015 budget plan includes a €1.8 million increase in funds for development cooperation. However, civil society organisations are criticising the sum as being marginal, calling for a...
View ArticleHollande on budget: “France will respect the rules but with maximum flexibility”
On his arrival at the December 2014 EU Summit, French President Francois Hollande said that France's priority is “growth.”
View ArticleEurozone ‘a problem’ for the world economy
The eurozone is struggling to revive itself, and may slip into recession in the next two years, slowing down the global economic recovery, according to the French Economic Observatory (OFCE)....
View ArticleNew Commission casts doubt over French budget
Pierre Moscovici and Jyrki Katainen painted a picture of a weakened European economy yesterday. Their economic forecast for France is significantly less optimistic than that provided by the French...
View ArticleEU may offer Britain installment plan for disputed bill
EU finance ministers are likely to let Britain pay a hefty new bill to Brussels in interest-free installments, but rule out any reduction in the surcharge, triggered by historic revisions to national...
View ArticleEU spending needs an independent watchdog
You will not find many people in Brussels arguing that the EU's budgetary procedure works well. The latest collapse of talks between the parliament and council on the 2015 budget highlight the need for...
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