Croatia to Join Euro in January 2023

Croatia Euro 2023

The EPP says it wants Croatia to become the 20th country to join the euro. “Croatia fulfils all the legal and technical criteria for joining the single currency and the EPP Group fully backs its adhesion”, said Siegfried Mureşan MEP, negotiator of the Report taking stock of the progress made by Croatia on the road…

EU’s Coronavirus Recovery Funds

The EPP Group says that EU Member States must use the EU’s Coronavirus Recovery Funds better.  The fact that billions of euros of the money has not yet been accessed is a great concern, EPP Group Vice-President, Siegfried Mureşan MEP, and Group spokesman on Budgets, Jose Manuel Fernandes MEP, have warned.  European Parliament Committees on Budgets and the Economy will this week endorse the first implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), co-authored by Mureşan. ”Now that…

Time to Reform EU’s Revenues

The EPP group says that the time is ripe for changes to the way the EU is funded. “José Manuel Fernandes, the EPP Group MEP responsible for the EU own resources reform, said, “It’s time to reform the EU’s revenue system.  “This is urgent. It is crucial to set up the new Recovery Fund to…