The Commission has adopted various implementing acts and guidance documents in the framework of the InvestEU programme.
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The latest episode of ‘Real Economy’ on Euronews looks at the potential pros and cons of the Gig Economy. Digital platform work, also known as the gig economy, has increased five-fold in the last decade.
The Commission is pleased to announce the winning design of the public vote for a common commemorative €2 coin to celebrate 35 years of the Erasmus+ programme.
The Commission has proposed to the Council to grant an additional €3.7 billion in financial assistance to six Member States under SURE.
The European Commission has disbursed €13 billion to six EU Member States in the sixth instalment of financial support under SURE, the €100 billion instrument designed to protect jobs and incomes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We support strengthening the international role of the euro with a view to enhancing our strategic autonomy in economic and financial matters while preserving an open economy, contributing to the stability of the global financial system, and supporting European businesses and households.”
At the Euro Summit on 25 March, European leaders discussed the international role of the euro with the President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, and the President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe.
DG ECFIN marked the formal adoption of the InvestEU regulation by the European Parliament and the launch of the new InvestEU website with an online event on 18 March 2021, with the presence of Commissioner Gentiloni.
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The latest episode of ‘Real Economy’ on Euronews examines efforts to stop Europe’s young and jobless from becoming another ‘lost generation’.
The European Commission disbursed €9 billion on 16 March to seven EU Member States in the fifth instalment of financial support to Member States under the SURE instrument.
On 22 March, the Commission published its first preliminary assessment of the impact of SURE, the €100 billion instrument designed to protect jobs and incomes affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
During an ECOFIN meeting on 16 March, EU finance ministers exchanged views on the state of play and way forward regarding digital taxation, underlining their continued support for negotiations in the OECD, while confirming their readiness to examine EU solutions should there be no progress in the G20/OECD format.
“A premature withdrawal of fiscal support should be avoided, because pulling back too quickly would be a policy mistake. There is a growing consensus in Europe and internationally on this. Second, the best way to secure public debt sustainability is to support the recovery and thereby reduce the risk of scarring and economic divergence. And third, erring on the side of caution in the current circumstances means to maintain fiscal support. We will not repeat the mistake of the last crisis.”
Meeting on 15 March by videoconference, euro area finance ministers took stock of the state of play on fiscal support measures.
Policy makers and economists are confronted with the challenge of accompanying the recovery from COVID-19 and creating the conditions for inclusive and fair economic prosperity while moving towards climate neutrality to ensure sustainable growth.
This Economic Brief looks at the role of factors other than price which influence the competitiveness of French exports.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €7.5 million to Cortical.io AG, an Austrian software company developing innovative artificial intelligence technology based on a Natural Language Understanding (NLU) approach that can interpret and process human language text.
The Commission has presented a proposal to the Council for a decision to grant €230 million in financial support to Estonia under the SURE instrument.
