Ecofin

Economy

EU aims for deal on fiscal rules in November as final deadline nears

The highly anticipated deal on the reform of the European Union's fiscal rules will not arrive until November at the very least, pushing the bloc closer to its end-of-the-year deadline.

17/10/2023

Europe

Who’s who in the race to head the European Investment Bank?

Five candidates have thrown their hats into the ring to be the next President of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

11/09/2023

Economy

Germany and France still at odds over reform of the EU fiscal rules

Germany and France, the largest economies of the European Union, continue to be at odds over the reform of the bloc's fiscal rules.

16/06/2023

Economy

Hungary blocks €18 billion in aid for Ukraine and deepens rift with EU

The approval of the €18 billion in financial aid for Ukraine requires unanimity among the 27 member states.

06/12/2022

Europe

The Brief: Counterterrorism and tax havens

This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital.

05/12/2017

Europe

EU issues tax haven blacklist

Sun sea and tax avoidance might sound like paradise but the European Union doesn't agree. It's issued a blacklist of 17 countries it says are tax havens.

05/12/2017

Europe

Oxfam blasts EU 'tax havens'

28/11/2017

Europe

EU talks tough on tax havens

Discussions on blacklist brought forward after 'Paradise Papers' leak

07/11/2017

Economy

EU finance ministers support Spain over Catalonian independence

The spectre of Catalonia's independence has dominated the meeting of EU Finance ministers in Luxembourg.

10/10/2017

Europe

Europe's finance ministers plot course for tax harmonisation

France is leading the push for reform with the so-called equalisation tax and it has companies such as Amazon and Google and Apple its crosshairs

15/09/2017

Economy

EU looks to defending its interests over Brexit

European Union finance ministers have been discussing Brexit, prepared to defend the members states' interests during divorce negotiations.

21/03/2017

Greece

ECOFIN meet in Luxembourg

EU finance ministers are meeting in Luxembourg.It comes as talks on a debt-deal for Greece and the euro remain deadlocked. Thursday’s meeting of

19/06/2015

World

Hungary finally released from EU budget scrutiny

21/06/2013