Europe News Brussels approves €35B Polish recovery plan despite rule of law doubts The plan was blocked for more than a year over controversial judicial reforms in Poland. 01/06/2022
Bulgaria EU approves Bulgaria’s post-pandemic recovery fund plan Bulgaria is one of the last EU countries to have its proposals accepted by Brussels. 07/04/2022
Italy Toning down the violence, Italy's mafia has set its sights on EU cash In the last few years, Italy's organised crime groups have become more business-oriented, helping cash-strapped companies to infiltrate the legal economy and make more money. 01/10/2021
Hungary Hungary's Orban accuses EU of blocking recovery plan over LGBT dispute Orban claimed that the European Commission had failed to approve Hungary's coronavirus recovery plan because of their disagreements over LGBT policies. 17/09/2021
Europe News Can Brussels really become the world's largest issuer of green bonds? The European Commission is about to issue its first-ever green bonds to finance the post-coronavirus recovery. The market is expected to reach $1 trillion by 2023. 13/09/2021
Green News What is the UK's CEE Bill and why does it matter so much? The CEE Bill is due to have its second reading this week. Campaigners hope it will provide the much-needed urgency for tackling the climate crisis. 08/09/2021
Climate European floods highlight 'gigantic task' in averting climate change With over 180 people dead, what have the catastrophic floods in Germany and elsewhere in Europe showed us about climate change mitigation? 20/07/2021
Europe News Hungary left waiting as 12 EU states have COVID spending approved A dozen EU countries have had their COVID recovery spending plans approved, paving the way for funds to arrive later this month. 13/07/2021
Europe News Brussels greenlights Italy's €191.5 billion COVID-19 recovery plan Italy will receive the largest share of the EU's €750 billion coronavirus recovery package. 22/06/2021
Europe News Portugal's COVID recovery plan is first to receive Brussels' approval The funds are expected to start flowing in July. 16/06/2021
View EU must reject Poland & Romania's spending plan for COVID cash | View Poland, as it stands, is set to receive Є58.1 billion in COVID recovery money, and Romania Є29.2 billion. 21/05/2021
Good Morning Europe Lisbon's iconic old trams helping Portugal fight climate change Lisbon is looking to curb carbon emissions and reach its 2050 EU climate-neutrality targets. One answer may be in 'eléctricos', Lisbon's 1920's iconic yellow trams. 19/05/2021
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
Germany German top court dismisses injunction against EU COVID recovery fund The challenge mostly targeted the issuance of an EU common bond to raise money for the €750-billion recovery fund. 21/04/2021
Europe News '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. 14/04/2021
Europe News The German Constitutional Court has blocked the EU's recovery fund. What happens now? In a surprising decision, the court prevented the German President from signing off the ratification of the legal text that would enable the Commission to raise funds on the capital markets. 30/03/2021
Green News Countries prepared for the climate crisis have had fewer COVID deaths New research shows that nations who are best equipped to fight climate change have handled the pandemic best. 02/02/2021
View Europe’s overreach with the Recovery Fund may spell the end of the euro ǀ View Between governance mechanisms, assessment criteria, anti-corruption provisions, and basic rule of law principles, the fight to get the EU's Recovery Fund over the line is shaping up to be only half the battle. 01/12/2020
Spain Spain PM Sanchez plans to create 800,000 jobs to boost COVID recovery Sanchez said the plan is to "transform the hard blow of the pandemic into a huge opportunity". 07/10/2020
Europe News MEPs slam EU rule of law measures as 'ill-equipped and ineffective' Ahead of a vote on the issue Wednesday, MEPs have accused Germany of watering down plans already agreed by EU leaders on reining in countries over democratic backsliding. 05/10/2020
Italy Organised crime setting sights on EU Recovery Fund money, experts warn Davide Del Monte urges to keep 'the eyes open' as Italy is set to get the largest share of the €750 billion EU Recovery Fund. #Coronavirus #Recovery Fund 18/09/2020
Italy Italy to reveal how it'll spend €209bn of EU coronavirus recovery cash Increasing the employment rate and boosting the green economy are among the main priorities. 09/09/2020
Italy Relief in Italy and Greece after EU coronavirus recovery deal There was a lot of wrangling at the EU summit over the size and terms of the coronavirus recovery fund. For once, the hard-hit southern states don’t feel like they’re losing out. 22/07/2020
