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This report by the European Commission presents the findings of the tenth post-programme surveillance mission to Spain and identifies remaining challenges for the Spanish economy.
The EU economic and financial landscape – and especially economic governance – has evolved dramatically since the first issue of ECFIN e-news was published in December 2009.
A EUR 250 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) will support a EUR 1.3 billion project led by SeaMade NV to construct two wind farms off the Belgian coast.
On 30 November, the European Commission, on behalf of the EU, approved the disbursement of the first EUR 500 million of the new Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) programme to Ukraine.
Staff from the European Commission, in liaison with staff from the European Central Bank, visited Lisbon from 27-30 November 2018 for the ninth post-programme mission to Portugal.
A Communication published by the Commission on 22 November reveals how the Investment Plan for Europe – the Juncker Plan – has helped bring investment back to a sustainable level in Europe, four years after its launch.
Meeting on 3 December, euro area finance ministers continued preparations for the Euro Summit that will take place on 14 December.
The European Commission celebrated the euro’s extraordinary journey with an event on 3 December in Brussels.
“The time has come for the euro to develop further its global role. The euro should reflect the euro area's political, economic and financial weight and support a balanced, rules-based international political and economic order.”
In light of the upcoming European Council and Euro Summit in December, the Commission has presented actions to strengthen the role of the euro in a changing world.
Vice-President Dombrovskis. Opening speech on Future of Europe at the European Parliament.
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The EU economic and financial landscape – and especially economic governance – has evolved dramatically since the first issue of ECFIN e-news was published in December 2009.
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Finnish bank Oma Säästöpankki Oyj (OmaSp) have signed two guarantee agreements for social entrepreneurship and microfinance respectively in Finland under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).
ECFIN’s Annual Research Conference, which was held on 19 November, addressed the overall theme of "The productivity challenge: jobs and incomes in the dawning era of intelligent robots".
At an extraordinary Eurogroup meeting on 19 November, EU finance ministers discussed the deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union in preparation for the December Euro summit meeting.
Staff from the European Commission, in liaison with staff from the European Central Bank, visited Dublin from 13 to 16 November 2018 for the tenth post-programme mission to Ireland.
The Eurobarometer survey published on 20 November shows that support for the euro among citizens in euro area Member States is at a record high for the second year in a row.