ECFIN E-news 279: Protecting jobs and workers: Final report confirms SURE was crucial in mitigating impact of pandemic and supporting recovery
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  08 June 2023  
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Protecting jobs and workers: Final report confirms SURE was crucial in mitigating impact of pandemic and supporting recovery

A report on the implementation and impact of the SURE instrument shows that it was crucial in both mitigating the impact of the pandemic in 2020 and facilitating the swift economic rebound in 2021, which was faster than in previous crises. In 2020, SURE supported about 31.5 million employees and self-employed people and over 2.5 million businesses.

 
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Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy

"We can be proud of the very strong impact SURE had in helping European workers and firms get through the pandemic crisis. This final report shows clearly how such common instruments can strengthen the resilience of our societies and economies in the face of shocks."

News
NextGenerationEU: Spain submits request to revise recovery and resilience plan and add a REPowerEU chapter

Spain has submitted a request to the Commission to modify its recovery and resilience plan, to which it wants to add a REPowerEU chapter. Spain's overall proposed modifications would add 18 reforms and 25 new or scaled-up investments, and amount to over €95 billion in additional RRF funding.

 
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NextGenerationEU: Denmark submits request to add a REPowerEU chapter to its recovery and resilience plan

Denmark has submitted a request to the Commission to add a REPowerEU chapter to its recovery and resilience plan. It includes one new reform and one new investment to deliver on the REPowerEU objectives. Two existing investments are also being scaled up.

 
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NextGenerationEU: Portugal submits request to revise recovery and resilience plan and add a REPowerEU chapter

Portugal has submitted a request to the Commission to modify its recovery and resilience plan, to which it also wants to add a REPowerEU chapter. Portugal's proposed REPowerEU chapter includes 6 reforms and 18 investments, focusing on energy efficiency in buildings, renewables and biogas, sustainable transport, the electricity grid and green industry.

 
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InvestEU: Iceland and Norway join programme for green, digital and SME financing in Europe

The Commission has signed contribution agreements with Iceland and Norway under InvestEU, making them the first non-EU countries participating in the programme. Icelandic and Norwegian project promoters will now be able to apply directly with implementing partners of the InvestEU Fund to receive financing, backed by the programme.

 
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Real Economy by Euronews
Europe rewrites its fiscal rules - what's changed?

The most recent episode of Real Economy examines the Commission’s recently unveiled proposal for the reform of the EU’s fiscal rules. The episode features an interview with Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for Economy, who explains the approach adopted by the Commission in its proposals.

 
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Events and notices
Economic Forecast survey
In context of the publication of the European Commission Spring 2023 Economic, we want to know your opinion on the web publication via a short online survey.
 
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InvestEU video
The new InvestEU video is out! Watch this explanatory video and learn more about the programme, how it is implemented, which policy priorities it covers and how to obtain financing and advisory support.
 
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Publications
In-Depth Reviews 2023

These 17 in-depth reviews present the main findings of the assessment of macroeconomic vulnerabilities in the concerned Member States.

 
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2023 Economic Reform Programmes of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye and Kosovo*: The Commission's overview and country assessments

This report contains the Commission's assessments of the 2023 Economic Reform Programmes (ERP) of countries that are candidates or potential candidates for EU membership.

 
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