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Euro zone business activity shrank sharply in November
Euro zone business activity contracted sharply last month as governments across the bloc reimposed strict lockdown measures to try to quell a…
Hungary cannot accept EU budget proposal in current form – PM’s chief of staff
Hungary cannot accept the European Union budget in its present form, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff said on Thursday, underlining…
Poland, Hungary have to behave responsibly on EU recovery fund, Spain’s Foreign minister says
Poland and Hungary should behave responsibly and reach an agreement on EU recovery fund, Spain's foreign minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, said on…
Euro zone economy suffering even as infections ease – ECB’s Lagarde
A second wave of coronavirus cases may be slowing down in Europe but the economy is stil bearing the brunt of the…
Coronavirus response: €183.5 million to support Greek economy
The Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic presents a major challenge to the entire European Union. National, regional and local communities are on the…
Germany’s Scholz: No EU country would be “so unwise” as to block recovery plan
European Union member states will soon agree on a disputed rule-of-law mechanism linked to the bloc's recovery plan as all countries, including…
MEPs to grill Frontex director on agency’s role in pushbacks of asylum-seekers
MEPs are set to demand answers from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency’s Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri regarding the incidents revealed…
EU greenhouse gas emissions fell in 2019 to the lowest level in three decades
The EU has registered important progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions in 2019. Greenhouse gas emissions in the EU-27 decreased by 3.7…
‘This EU budget started in Brexit’s shadow and will end in Covid’s shadow’- EP office head
This EU budget started in the shadow of Brexit and will end in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, European Parliament Office…
Italian PM’s closest aid says ECB should consider wiping out pandemic debt
The European Central Bank should consider cancelling out or holding forever the government debt it buys during the current crisis to help…
Hungary, Poland double down to try to eject rule-of-law condition from EU budget
Hungary and Poland said on Thursday the EU could not attach rule-of-law conditions to funds unless the bloc changed its founding treaty,…
Hungary to uphold its veto of EU budget over rule of law provisions – PM aide
Hungary's government will uphold its veto of the next European Union budget over because the budget links payments to democratic standards, Prime…