EU Strikes Budget Reform Deal After Two-year Wrangle
The EU agreed reforms Wednesday that will loosen budget rules to encourage investment while keeping debt and spending under control,...
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Germany aims to seize €720M of frozen Russian money – POLITICO
BERLIN — At a time when Germany’s ruling coalition is scrambling to find money due to its still-simmering budget crisis,...
EU vows Ukraine will get its money — with or without Orbán’s support – POLITICO
BRUSSELS ― EU leaders are promising Ukraine will still get its €50 billion aid package to help prop up its...
EU’s green funds are under the guillotine – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Billions of euros earmarked to boost renewable energy and...
Anti-money laundering: Council and Parliament agree to create new authority
This press release was modified on 14 February 2024 to add the final texts of the provisional agreement Today, the Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement on creating a new European authority for countering money laundering and financing of terrorism (AMLA) - the centrepiece of the anti-money laundering package, which aims to protect EU citizens and the EU's financial system against money laundering and terrorist financing. AMLA will have direct and indirect supervisory powers over high-risk obliged entities in the financial sector. This agreement leaves out a decision...
Hungary could lift Ukraine funds veto if EU unblocks all frozen cash – POLITICO
Hungary has issued its ransom demand to Brussels. Budapest is ready to retract its veto on a new package of...
Dutch PM Rutte presses for EU to reach €50B Ukraine finance deal – POLITICO
BERLIN — EU leaders should back Ukraine with significant extra financing this week to avoid a "double block" to support...
Hungary’s rule of law disputes with Brussels explained – POLITICO
BRUSSELS — Hungary and its combative leader Viktor Orbán have long been a thorn in the EU’s side, and this...
EU States Fail To Agree On Budget Rules Reform
EU finance ministers failed to seal a deal on an overhaul of the bloc's spending rules on Friday, but still...
Cost-of-living crisis squeezes Europe’s housing – POLITICO
Rising real estate prices have turned home ownership into an increasingly unachievable dream for many Europeans — an issue compounded...
