Europe Decoded Russia claims it has made first debt payment and avoided a default There were fears that Moscow would default on its bond payments after having its assets frozen due to the invasion of Ukraine. 17/03/2022
European Debates Why is inflation so high in Europe & what can be done to slow it down? Soaring energy prices are one of the main driving forces behind the rise in costs across the continent. 11/02/2022
Europe News Belgian inflation rises to highest level since 1983 Wages in Belgium are automatically indexed against inflation, meaning workers pay increases at the same time. 01/02/2022
Europe News Pressure mounts on Brussels to help reduce 'ghost flights' in Europe Airlines are currently expected to fly at least 50% of their flights or risk losing the slots used at airports to take off and land the following year. 06/01/2022
Europe Decoded Spain first to receive EU pandemic recovery funds as others lag behind With the Spanish government set to be the first to receive money from NextGeneration EU, the state-of-play for other member states is much different. 06/12/2021
Europe News European Business Summit: Challenges and opportunities amid 4th covid wave Euronews went to the yearly European Business Summit which is happening in Brussels for more than 20 years and spoke to some of the key players of the business scene in Europe. 17/11/2021
Smart Regions Eco-design, the way to make products greener before they've even been produced Before making a product like a kitchen, you have to design it. Eco-design is helping to better respect the environment by reducing the use of resources and by recycling. In Russia and in Baltic countries, a European project is promoting these environmental dimensions of design. 02/08/2021
Europe News EU governments approve plan to rival China's Belt and Road Initiative China's Belt and Road initiative was launched in 2013 to expand the country's influence worldwide. 12/07/2021
world news OECD: Much of Europe to take three years to recover from pandemic Many of Europe’s economies are expected to take nearly three years to recover to pre-pandemic levels, despite global prospects improving as countries open up and roll out vaccination programmes. 31/05/2021
Italy How does Italy plan to spend its €222bn share of COVID recovery cash? The country has the biggest share of the European Union's €750 billion pandemic recovery fund. 26/04/2021
world news 100 days on, what impact has Brexit had on UK-EU trade? 100 days after post-Brexit rules kicked in, trade bodies foresee long-term supply problems while some smaller UK businesses have been shut out of EU markets altogether. 31/03/2021
world news Europe must speed up vaccine rollout to boost economy, says OECD The Paris-based group warns that sluggish vaccine rollouts in Europe could see the economic recovery lag behind the likes of Israel, the US and the UK. 09/03/2021
Europe News Economic forecast: Some EU countries will recover in 2021, others must wait until 2022 Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni warned that uncertainty remains high but that the vaccine roll-out and the EU's recovery fund could help accelerate growth in 2021. 11/02/2021
View Georgia’s potential at risk because of creeping Russian influence and private interests ǀ View With elections looming at the weekend, Georgia's political and economic progress to date could be at the stake as it comes under increasing pressure from private interests and malign Russian influence. 29/10/2020
Europe News Think of COVID-19 in bars like cigarette smoke, says expert It comes as bars across Europe are facing new restrictions amid a fresh wave of coronavirus. 13/10/2020
Greece Greece's economy to shrink by estimated 8.2% this year Greece's economy is expected to shrink by an estimated 8.2% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. 05/10/2020
United Kingdom UK announces new jobs support measures to replace furlough scheme The British government will subsidise wages for workers whose hours are cut due to COVID-19 restrictions. 24/09/2020
state of the union Europe's week: Brexit brinkmanship and reviving the EU's fortunes This week Brexit talks took a new direction after the UK's admission it would break international law. We also take a look Europe's lopsided economic recovery. 11/09/2020
Europe News Is Europe heading for a K-shaped economic recovery? What then about the recovery? Talk about a V-shaped one has been replaced by one resembling the letter K, says Euronews' Darren McCaffrey. 08/09/2020
Europe News Decision day in the race for Eurogroup presidency Whoever wins the post will is taking over at a time of economic turmoil, as fresh economic forecasts show an even deeper recession than anticipated. 09/07/2020
Europe News EU to experience 'even deeper recession' than anticipated The European Commission announced that the euro area economy will contract by 8.7%, as the lifting of lockdown measures has been more gradual than expected. 07/07/2020
Spain Nissan shuts Barcelona plant as COVID-19 drives car giant into the red Spain's government urged the Japanese car giant to reconsider, saying its decision would cost 3,000 jobs. 28/05/2020
Europe News EU's financial 'firepower' is 1.85 trillion with 750bn for COVID fund Of the 750 billion euro recovery fund, the 500 billion euros would be given to EU countries as grants, the remaining 250 billion euros would be available as loans." 27/05/2020
Europe News EU countries split over size and conditions for coronavirus recovery As the European Commission prepares to announce its recovery fund and new EU budget to help the economy rebound from the pandemic, the 'frugal four' have called for Brussels to be 'realistic' on the size and conditions for funding. 26/05/2020
Europe News How should the EU mitigate the coronavirus economic downturn? The EU is looking at different ways of how to help businesses and workers weather the economic storm created by coronavirus uncertainty. 24/03/2020
world news Angola seeks to gain investor confidence in Davos Angola seeks to attract foreign investment in Davos. The nation is in no short of wealth, but unemployment and poverty have fertile ground. 24/01/2020
