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The European Union might soon add an additional €64.5 billion to its common budget. But it comes with fine print.
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A decision by EU leaders to re-deploy €1bn from Europe’s largest health programme to finance the aid package for Ukraine was met with shock from health stakeholders.
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The money the EU invests in global challenges abroad is the tangible manifestation of our European values in action, reflecting the international commitments the union has made, Pascal Lamy, Andris Piebalgs, Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, Neven Mimica and Charles Goerens write.
MEPs threaten legal action if Commission unfreezes more funds
In a scathing resolution, Members of the European Parliament threatened to launch legal action against the European Commission if the executive releases further frozen funds to Hungary.
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MEPs call on Commission to foot medicines agency’s Brexit shortfall
A forced relocation and the collapse of hotdesking company WeWork could leave the formerly London-based regulator with a €30 million budget hole for 2024.
Hungary gets €10 billion in frozen EU funds amid Orbán's threats
The European Commission allowed on Wednesday the release of €10 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary, almost a year after the money was frozen over the country's failure to address persistent rule-of-law concerns.
Brussels could soon unblock €10 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary
The European Commission is preparing to adopt next month a decision that could unblock up to €10 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary, which has been denied the cash over persistent rule-of-law concerns.
Hungary to get €920 million in EU recovery funds without conditions
The European Commission approved on Thursday the revised version of Hungary’s recovery and resilience plan, a decision that foresees the release of €920 million without strings attached.
Poland gets EU greenlight for first €5B payment of recovery funds
The European Commission on Tuesday greenlighted Poland's revised COVID-19 recovery plan, now worth almost €60 billion.
Brussels opens Pandora's box with €100 billion budget top-up request
The European Union's common budget is up for a review. But member states have little to no appetite for coughing up the €100 billion requested by the Commission. This is what's at stake.
EU countries discover up to €16 billion in unallocated funds
Brussels is asking EU members for a €100 billion top-up for the next four years, but several countries have spotted €16 billion in unused funds.
Tunisia can 'wire back' EU money if it doesn't want it: Commissioner
Olivér Várhelyi, the European Commissioner for enlargement and neighbourhood, has said Tunisia is free to "wire back" the €60 million in EU funds that were transferred earlier this week.
The Commission wants a €66bn EU budget top-up. MEPs want €10bn more
The European Parliament called on Tuesday on the European Union to urgently top up its long-term budget by €10 billion more than the proposal currently on the table to respond to unforeseen crises.
European Public Prosecutor uncovers €14.1 billion in financial damages
EU funds related to agriculture and cohesion programmes saw the largest share of expenditure fraud, the prosecutor said in its annual report.
EU negotiators approve €1 billion bump for next year's budget
The 2023 EU budget includes €186.6 billion in planned "commitments" — €1 billion more than initially tabled by the European Commission.
Brussels to 'rapidly' release delayed EU funds for Palestinian schools
A months-long dispute around the content of textbooks effectively blocked the whole package of financial aid.
What's next after Brussels triggers rule of law mechanism on Hungary?
The never-used procedure will target the €6.1 billion the country gets every year from the EU budget.
MEPs threaten to sue Commission over making EU handouts conditional
The European Parliament gave the executive two months to activate a conditionality system that links the reception of EU funds with respect for the rule of law and fundamental rights.
EU promises Moldova €600 million ahead of decisive election
Moldova's new president, Maia Sandu, wants to move her country closer to the EU and away from Russia. Polls suggest that at least two thirds of Moldovans agree with her.
'Time is of essence': Brussels urges countries to ratify recovery fund
Commissioner Johannes Hahn says the EU will be ready to raise money on the capital markets by June but cooperation from the 27 member states is required.