Photo by Diane Helentjaris on Unsplash Some EU agencies did not manage last year’s finances as well as in previous years, according to the European Court of Auditors. In its annual report on the 43 EU agencies, the auditors again signed off the agencies’ 2022 accounts and revenue, but were not in a position to issue a clean…
Photo by Andrew Neel on Unsplash The Commission has published the Special Eurobarometer on digitalisation of travel documents and facilitation of travel. The report explores EU citizens’ views and perceptions of travel policies, as well as the introduction and possible use of digital travel credentials. According to the survey, 68% of Europeans consider that digitalisation of travel documents is…
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash The Greens/EFA Group has published a new report highlighting the amounts of tax revenue that, it say, European countries could garner through a small tax on the wealthiest 0.5%. The study,out on Wednesday, finds that even a tax of 1.7-3.5% could bring in as much as €213.3 billion to…
Photo by K8 on Unsplash Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine and wider geopolitical tensions continue to pose risks and remain a source of uncertainty, says the EC. Furthermore, monetary tightening may weigh on economic activity more heavily than expected, but could also lead to a faster decline in inflation that would accelerate the restoration of real incomes. By…
Photo by Daria Pimkina on Unsplash Although 7 out of 10 employees are satisfied with their jobs, the consequences of the global economic crisis and the war for talent are also finding their way into Belgian households. This is evident from a new global study by professional services provider PwC, the ‘PwC Global Workforce Hopes & Fears Survey’. PwC Belgium also advocates a more inclusive workplace,…
Photo by Patty Brito on Unsplash The Brussels-based NGO Human Rights Without Frontiers has filed a report taking stock about what it says is the “deportation of Ukrainian children by Russia from the territories occupied since the beginning of the war.” According to the Adviser-Commissioner of the President of Ukraine for Children’s Rights and Children’s Rehabilitation Daria Gerasymchuk, the Ukrainian authorities…
Photo by sarah richer on Unsplash The European Commission and the High Representative have adopted their latest annual reports on political and economic developments in Hong Kong and Macao. The annual report on political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region illustrates what the EC calls “the continued erosion of Hong Kong’s high degree of…
Photo by Melissa Walker Horn on Unsplash British people are trying to beat the cash crunch by diverting savings into emergency funds, new UK national research has revealed. For many, however, the cost of living crisis and poor pay are making it hard to put away regular savings, the report by money.co.uk savings accounts reveals. The study shows that more…
Photo by JodyHongFilms on Unsplash A new study has found that UK students can find cheaper under graduate degrees in any EU country other than Britain. Personal finance website finder.com compared the average cost of an undergraduate degree in the UK and EU and found that every country in the EU offers a cheaper alternative to studying domestically for…
Photo by Austin Distel on Unsplash Even in the absence of legal hurdles by comparison with third-country national migrant workers a new report shows that intra-EU mobile workers also face similar difficulties in the labour market, with generally lower employment probabilities and lower quality jobs for the same level of skills. The report was conducted by the European…
