Business, Economy, Euro

Find information on the EU economy, trade, and resources for businesses including networking and funding opportunities. Get advice on complying with EU regulations on the environment, competition and product safety.

Doing business in the EU

Doing business in the EU

Setting up a business in the EU
Finance and support
Intellectual property rights
Competition rules
Employing people
Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Contract rules
Company Law and Corporate Governance
Accounting and taxes

Accounting and taxes

VAT (value-added tax)
Company tax
Excise duties
Annual accounts
Product safety and requirements

Product safety and requirements

Consumer product safety
EU product requirements
Chemicals
EU labels
Trade with non-EU countries

Trade with non-EU countries

Export from the EU
Import into the EU
Trade agreements
Transport safety

Transport safety

EU policies on safe and secure transport, banned and restricted airlines.

eGovernment

eGovernment

eGovernment strategy, electronic payments and invoicing, EU digital single market.

Indicators, Statistics

Indicators, Statistics

Economic databases
Economic forecasts
Economic performance and forecasts

Economic performance and forecasts

Economic forecasts
Economic performance by country
Economic and fiscal policy coordination

Economic and fiscal policy coordination

EU Economic governance: monitoring, prevention, correction
EU financial assistance
Economic research
Economic and Monetary Union
International economic relations
European Fiscal Board (EFB)
National Productivity Boards
European economy explained
Growth and investment

Growth and investment

Financing investment
Capital markets union
Coordination with European financial institutions
Investment funds
Structural reforms
Euro area

Euro area

What is the euro area?
Economic and Monetary Union
Enlargement of the euro area
The euro
Anti-counterfeiting
Financial assistance to euro area countries
The international role of the euro
Banking and finance

Banking and finance

Financial reforms and their progress
Financial supervision and risk management
Banking union
Financial markets
Consumer finance and payments
Insurance and pensions
Sustainable finance
FinTech
Enforcement and infringements of banking and finance law
International relations
Company reporting and auditing

Company reporting and auditing

Company reporting
Auditing of companies' financial statements
Funding and tenders on business, economy, euro

Funding and tenders on business, economy, euro

Funding opportunities - by topic
Tender opportunities - by department
News

News

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Events

Events

Upcoming events organised by the European Commission.

Publications

Publications

All publications prepared by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs.

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