This paper presents a longitudinal analysis of the relationship between firm entry and demographic structure in Europe and finds a hump-shaped relationship of firm entry with age.
Keynote speech by Valdis Dombrovskis at the Brussels Financial Market Forum
In today's increasingly challenging and fragmented world, Europe must put its house in order. Our prosperity and security depend on it. The European Commission is playing its part, having now tabled 12 Omnibus simplification packages. We must advance the pending simplification legislative files with an ambition that matches the Commission's original proposals.
This paper uses a Ricardian structural-gravity trade model to estimate sectoral “revealed competitiveness” in the Baltics over 2010–2022, finding rapid but incomplete catch-up with Nordic EU productivity levels, strongest in Lithuania, more concentrated in Estonia, and weakest/most uneven in Latvia.
This Discussion Paper takes stock of the functioning and challenges of the German pension system and provides an overview of the main reform options currently discussed in the public debate.
This Discussion Paper analyses the economic impacts of digital measures under the Recovery and Resilience Facility.
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On 22 May 2025, the Brussels Economic Forum (BEF) returns for its 25th edition! This year’s BEF will focus on how to navigate a turbulent world to secure Europe’s economy. Join us in Brussels or online to celebrate this anniversary with a day of debates and networking. The programme is now available online. More information on speakers and registration details will follow shortly.
On 4 March, Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis met with young Europeans from all over EU to discuss topics what matters the most for youth, such as competitiveness, investment and sustainability; global order and economic security; digital euro; and implementation and simplification. Check out the event webpage to see the main takeaways and photos from this lively debate.
Remarks by Commissioner Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN press conference
Opening remarks by Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis at the ECOFIN Press conference
Several project promoters have told us that they have found financing after being published on the Portal. Watch our latest testimonials and see how the Portal was beneficial to them. Three companies from Ireland, Romania and France operating in the health and green sector are telling their story.
On 18 March 2021, DG ECFIN held an online public event to mark the launch of the InvestEU Programme, adopted by the European Parliament on 09 March 2021. The event, which attracted over 1000 stakeholders from across Europe, featured a keynote address and Q&A session with EU Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, as well as speakers from DG ECFIN's Directorate L, and InvestEU potential implementing partners.
The EIPP team was invited to the 2020 virtual edition of the European Space Week and joined the panel discussion on “EU Space Programme and Economy that works for people” that took place on 10 December. EIPP is striving to promote more projects targeting the space sector and we expect to enlarge our project portfolio as a result of our collaboration with the European Global Navigation Satellite System Agency.
