business planet Explainer: Europe's tourism rescue plan Business Planet looks at what the EU is doing to support Europe's struggling tourism industry from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. 15/10/2020
real economy EU helps restart the economy after Covid-19 economic fallout For this episode of Real Economy, Euronews finds out about the EU's €1.82 trillion joint recovery package - and how it is helping the economic fallout as a result of Covid-19.. 11/09/2020
world news Younger people across Europe could be working into their 70s As the Danish government unveils plans to lower the retirement age, most European countries look set to increase it. 19/08/2020
world news COVID-19: Euro area economy suffers record drop of 12.1% Eurostat also expects Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the whole European Union to have fallen by 11.9 per cent between April and June. 31/07/2020
Europe News EU leaders reach landmark €1.82 trillion COVID-19 recovery package EU leaders have adopted the trillion-euro coronavirus rescue package after marathon talks in Brussels. 21/07/2020
Europe News 'It's a disaster': Brussels shops struggling for post-lockdown trade The Coronavirus plunged stores into uncertainty and despite reopening, many haven't been able to bring their staff back on board. 15/07/2020
world news Analysis: The divisions plaguing Europe over COVID-19 recovery fund Europe needs a recovery plan. Failing to achieve one would not just damage solidarity but also the Eurozone (and maybe even the EU) irrevocably, writes Darren McCaffrey. 18/06/2020
Europe News No breakthrough as EU splits remain over €750bn COVID-19 recovery plan Europe remains divided on the issue. On one side Germany, France, Italy and Spain, who back the plan, and four nations who don’t, the so-called "frugal four": Austria, The Netherlands, Sweden and Denmark. 18/06/2020
the global conversation COVID is an opportunity for structural change: Eurogroup chief Centeno Outgoing Eurogroup chief Mário Centeno speaks to Euronews about the EU's economic response to COVID-19. 18/06/2020
world news ECB nearly doubles stimulus programme to tackle virus economic fallout As the ECB pumps more money into the Eurozone economy to prop up businesses with cheap credit, President Christine Lagarde warns that the speed and scale of the recovery are "highly uncertain". 05/06/2020
Europe News Explainer: how would EU countries apply for coronavirus recovery funding? While the final figure is still subject to tough negotiations, we look at what conditions the European Commission is attaching to receiving rescue funds. 02/06/2020
Belgium EU economy to rebound ‘quite strongly’ next year says Dombrovskis The European Commission’s proposed €750-billion coronavirus recovery fund should also help make the bloc’s economy more green and fit for the digital age, Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis tells Euronews. 29/05/2020
View The US sees the eurozone as the economy most likely to fold. It should look closer to home ǀ View America is far from the perfectly functioning currency area so beloved by its European devotees. Rather, the US model of limited government at state level has exposed the fragile nature of the American dream. 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 State aid should be reviewed 'to help EU compete with US & China' It comes after the German government and flagship carrier Lufthansa reportedly reached an agreement on state aid worth €9 billion. 25/05/2020
Europe News EU forecasts 'recession of historic proportions' this year "Europe is experiencing an economic shock without precedent since the Great Depression,'' the EU's economy chief Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday. 06/05/2020
world news EU could use long-term budget to solve North/South divide -- thinktank The European Union could use its seven-year budgetary plan to tackle inequalities that have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading European thinktank Bruegel says. 30/04/2020
Greece More financial protection needed from EU: former Greek finance chief The EU must be there to support member states’ economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, former Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou tells Euronews. 16/04/2020
world news Dombrovskis: Fiscal support to non-Eurozone countries a possibility It comes after EU countries agreed a €500 billion coronavirus rescue package. 10/04/2020
world news COVID-19: How will the EU €500bn rescue deal help people and firms? We explain the EU's coronavirus rescue deal and how it aims to provide safety nets for workers, businesses and EU countries hit by the pandemic. 10/04/2020
world news IMF: coronavirus pandemic will cause worst economic slump since Great Depression "The bleak outlook applies to advanced and developing economies alike. This crisis knows no boundaries. Everybody hurts," says International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. 09/04/2020
the global conversation "No single country will be left behind in this crisis" EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton says "not one single country was fully prepared for this kind of crisis, but the EU is now getting a battle plan in place. 03/04/2020
real economy Covid-19 Pandemic: How has the EU responded to the economic crisis? We ask Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni if Europe is doing enough to avoid an economic crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak. 01/04/2020
Europe News EU project 'in danger if no solidarity on coronavirus crisis' European leaders have already rejected the idea of "corona bonds" as a way of financing the COVID-19 response. 30/03/2020
View We urgently need a coordinated European response to coronavirus. We are seeing the opposite ǀ View As a record number of citizens, including the most Eurosceptic, turn to the EU in search of emergency solutions, Brussels looks helpless. But who’s really to blame for the current situation? 19/03/2020
Good Morning Europe Aid packages help minimise impact of virus on world econonomies The effect of the Coronavirus on the economy is being felt across the globe. Aid packages are being introduced by countries in the hope these might help people who are unable to work and potentially in financial difficulties. The UK has pledged 330 Billion pounds and the US 1 Trillion dollars. 18/03/2020
