Follow-up report to peer review: Supervision of key functions has improved

Follow-up report to peer review: Supervision of key functions has improved<div class="field field-label-hidden field-name-field-eiopa-body field-type-text-long item-list"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="even field-item first last"> The European Insurance and Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today a follow-up report…

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Parliament adopts InvestEU programme for strategic and innovative investments | News

Parliament adopts InvestEU programme for strategic and innovative investments | News

Parliament endorsed the provisional agreement reached with the Council with 496 votes in favour, 57 against and 144 abstentions. With €26 billion (in current prices) set aside in the EU budget as a guarantee, InvestEU…

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NextGenerationEU: Commission gets ready to raise up to €800 billion to fund the recovery

NextGenerationEU: Commission gets ready to raise up to €800 billion to fund the recovery

The Commission has taken steps to ensure that borrowing under the temporary recovery instrument NextGenerationEU will be financed on the most advantageous terms for EU Member States and their citizens. The Commission will use a…

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State aid: Commission gives green light to new synthetic securitisation product under the European Guarantee Fund to further support SMEs affected by the coronavirus outbreak in 22 Member States

State aid: Commission gives green light to new synthetic securitisation product under the European Guarantee Fund to further support SMEs affected by the coronavirus outbreak in 22 Member States

European Commission Press release Brussels, 16 Aug 2021 The European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, the introduction of a new  product in the the form of guarantees on synthetic securitisation tranches under the…

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EU and Republic of Angola launch negotiations for a first-ever Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement

EU and Republic of Angola launch negotiations for a first-ever Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement

European Commission Press release Brussels, 22 Jun 2021 The Commission has kicked off a first round of negotiations with the Republic of Angola for a Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement. by : European Commission on 2021-06-21…

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NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €24.9 billion in pre-financing to Italy

NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €24.9 billion in pre-financing to Italy

European Commission Press release Brussels, 13 Aug 2021 The European Commission has today disbursed €24.9 billion to Italy in pre-financing, equivalent to 13% of the country’s grant and loan allocation under the Recovery and Resilience…

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MEPs: Put a carbon price on certain EU imports to raise global climate ambition | News

MEPs: Put a carbon price on certain EU imports to raise global climate ambition | News

On Wednesday, Parliament adopted a resolution on a WTO-compatible EU carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) with 444 votes for, 70 against and 181 abstentions. The resolution underlines that the EU’s increased ambition on climate change…

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Video conference of the Eurogroup

Video conference of the Eurogroup

Main results Regular format International meetings The President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, informed the Eurogroup about the discussions at the spring meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, in which…

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State aid: Commission approves €550 million German support to compensate Deutsche Bahn for damages suffered by its subsidiary DB Fernverkehr due to the coronavirus outbreak

State aid: Commission approves €550 million German support to compensate Deutsche Bahn for damages suffered by its subsidiary DB Fernverkehr due to the coronavirus outbreak

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Aug 2021 The European Commission has found a €550 million German support measure in favor of Deutsche Bahn AG (“Deutsche Bahn”) to be in line with EU State aid…

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EU strengthens support to speed up vaccination in the Eastern Partnership region

EU strengthens support to speed up vaccination in the Eastern Partnership region

European Commission Press release Brussels, 10 Aug 2021 As part of the European Union’s efforts to support vaccination in partner countries, the Commission today increased from €40 million to €75 million its assistance package to…

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