Commission releases 2016 Convergence Report
The 2016 Convergence Report, published today, assesses Member States’ progress on moving towards euro adoption. This year’s report covers the…
Category: ECONOMY
Corporate taxation: the fight against tax avoidance
Tax avoidance by companies cost EU countries €160-190 billion in lost revenue a year. MEPs will discuss new measures to…
MEPs approve €11.6m in job-search aid for redundant workers in France and Greece
Parliament approved aid on Thursday worth €6,468,000 for 557 redundant workers from the “Larissa” supermarket in Greece and €5,146,800 for…
Virtual currencies: “The technology is rapidly evolving and we must follow it”
In recent years currencies such as Bitcoin have emerged that are not issued by banks but exist in the digital…
Commission proposes new e-commerce rules to help consumers and companies reap full benefit of Single Market
The European Commission tabled a package of measures to allow consumers and companies to buy and sell products and services…
Investment Plan for Europe: First EFSI deal signed in Greece by EIF and ProCredit Group to provide loans for innovative SMEs
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and ProCredit group have signed a guarantee agreement to increase lending to innovative small and…