Register here for the first edition of the EU Sustainable Investment Summit, which will take place online next Thursday 7 October.
On 22 September, the Commission published its second report on the impact of SURE, the €100 billion instrument designed to protect jobs and incomes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“By focusing on measures to secure the green and digital transitions, from improving the energy efficiency of buildings to improving connectivity and digital skills, the measures set out in the plan have the potential to be truly transformative. We will stand with you in the years to come to ensure that the ambitious investments and reforms set out in the plan are fully implemented.”
The European Commission has adopted positive assessments of Malta's and Romania’s recovery and resilience plans.
EU Sustainable Investment Summit: two weeks to go
This is the 11th enhanced surveillance report on Greece monitoring the commitments made by the Greek government at the Eurogroup of 22 June 2018.
The world economy is at a crossroads, and the Covid-19 pandemic has forced us to think the unthinkable.
The European Commission and euro area Member States signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Croatia on 10 September that outlines the practical steps that will allow the country to begin producing euro coins when it receives the go ahead to join the euro area.
The European Commission has adopted an independently evaluated Green Bond framework, thus taking a step forward towards the issuance of up to €250 billion in green bonds, or 30% of NextGenerationEU's total issuance.
Meeting on 10 September, euro area finance ministers reviewed the economic situation in the euro area.
“The lessons from the financial crisis should serve as a cautionary tale. At that time, Europe declared victory too soon and we paid the price for that. And we will not repeat the same mistake.”
After one of the toughest years in its history, Europe looks towards the future with renewed hope.
An overview of economic developments in candidate and pre-candidate countries.
The Brussels Economic Forum 2021 took place on 29 June, and it featured keynote addresses by Ursula von der Leyen, Angela Merkel, Jacinda Ardern and Christine Lagarde, among many others.
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The European Commission adopted a package of proposals on 14 July designed to make the EU's climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels.
On 20 July, the European Commission, on behalf of the EU, disbursed €250 million in macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Jordan.
During a meeting of the Eurogroup in inclusive format on 12 July, EU finance ministers exchanged views on the international dimension of euro area economic and financial policies with Janet Yellen, the United States Secretary of the Treasury.
On 13 July, EU economic and finance ministers adopted the first batch of Council implementing decisions on the approval of national recovery and resilience plans.
“NextGenerationEU is reshaping our continent for future generations. With the investment of NextGenerationEU, we make the European Green Deal a reality; we are also building our digital leadership in Europe; and we are equipping our societies to be stronger, to be more resilient and, in particular, to deal with the future health challenges we might be seeing.”
