Regional Policy Archives

Slovakia has approximately €122 million earmarked for developing renewable electricity production in the National Recovery plan.

According to draft conclusions for an EU leaders' meeting at the end of March, seen by EURACTIV, member states seem to agree on more country-specific fiscal paths instead of relying on one-size-fits-all numerical targets.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) is investigating a possible fraud case after they discovered a private company knowingly submitted false data for their annual reports in order to under-declare their emissions output under the EU Emissions Trading System (EU …

Bulgaria will not join the eurozone on 1 January 2024, a target date the country had announced three years ago, Finance Minister Rositsa Velkova said in Sofia on Friday (17 February), instead setting a new target date for the entry for exactly one year later.

When EU leaders meet in Brussels at the end of March, the conversation over how Europe should subsidise its green transition will clash with the discussion over the reform of the bloc's fiscal rules, providing opportunities for a compromise deal.

EU member state finance ministers met in Brussels on Tuesday (14 February) to discuss the reform of EU fiscal rules under time pressure, but the positions remain far apart.

Slovakia does not fulfil the basic criteria for the absorption of EU funds targeting social inclusion and poverty from the new programming period, meaning it will not be eligible for reimbursement, according to the European Commission,  EURACTIV Slovakia reports. This is …

As the focus of EU leaders' attention shifts away from the economic debate towards migration, a statement on economic "solidarity" within the EU was removed from the draft joint statement ahead of Thursday's (9 February) summit in Brussels.

There is progress in the use of Russian assets to fund reconstruction efforts in Ukraine, and donor countries have established a structure to better coordinate financial assistance, Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said during the EU executive's visit to Kyiv.

On Wednesday (1 February), Margrethe Vestager presented a new framework for state aid that will allow member states to subsidise more companies for longer, while also warning that such subsidies were a threat to the integrity of the single market.

A draft communication, seen by EURACTIV, laid out the measures the European Commission is due to propose on Wednesday (1 February) in reaction to the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Hungary will amend legislation in March to address Brussels' concerns about government-linked politicians holding seats on university boards in order to restore European Union funding for students and teachers, a Hungarian minister said on Thursday (26 January).

The EU sent Ukraine the first €3 billion from the €18 billion loan package, but some EU member states already see that this amount will not be sufficient, admitted Czech Finance Minister Zbyněk Stanjura (ODS, ECR) on Tuesday. The €18 billion …

The EU Commission aims to step up efforts to help European regions train, retain and attract workers in a bid to limit the adverse impact of the demographic transition on regional economies and address the decline of the working-age population. The …

Ukraine received on Tuesday (17 January) the first €3 billion tranche of an €18 billion EU support package that was pledged by the bloc in December to help the country's finances and economy.

The executive vice-president of the European Commission, Margrethe Vestager, on Friday (13 January) proposed a 'Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework' for state aid.

Mayors of Budapest, Bratislava, Prague, and Warsaw paid a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday, where they discussed a plan to set up a platform for long-term aid and reconstruction of Ukrainian cities and towns. “On Wednesday, at the invitation of …

Bulgaria should start renegotiations for the Recovery Plan, specifically the part about reducing carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, which should be allowed to operate until 2038, a huge multi-party majority in the parliament decided on Thursday. The proposal was made …

According to a recent United Survey, most Poles think that breaking the current stalemate between Poland and the European Commission over the recovery plan will be decisive in autumn’s parliamentary elections. The Commission has blocked funds worth €35.4 billion that Poland …

More than 3,300 nurses have left Portugal since the start of the pandemic in 2020, with Switzerland being the main destination country, according to data from the Nurses Association, which points to an increase in emigration in 2022. The Nurses’ Association …

The European Central Bank (ECB) will continue raising its interest rate this year, depending on inflationary pressures and the effect of previous rate hikes, the central bank governor of the newest eurozone member, Croatia, told EURACTIV in an interview.

The European Commission cannot dictate laws to member states nor agree on bills with governments before they are adopted by national parliaments, social democrat MEP Robert Biedroń (S&D), quoting Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans, while referring to the new Supreme Court …

Parliament will start discussions this week on a bill to reform the Supreme Court in another attempt to convince the European Commission to unfreeze Poland’s EU recovery money. The Commission has blocked funds worth €35.4 billion that Poland is due under …

Slovakia has not managed to spend some €6 billion of the EU support earmarked for Bratislava from the last budgetary period of 2014-2020, making it one of the worst-performing member states in the bloc. Slovakia absorbed only €1.87 billion in 2021 …