Portugal, Netherlands latest EU countries to ease travel restrictions
Portugal and the Netherlands are the latest European countries to ease travel restrictions as COVID infections recede and the summer season approaches.
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European Green Deal: Commission aims for zero pollution in air, water and soil
Today, the European Commission adopted the EU Action Plan: “Towards Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil” – a key deliverable of the European Green Deal and the main topic of this year’s EU Green Week. It sets out an integrated vision for 2050: a world where pollution is reduced to levels that are no longer harmful to human health […]
Spring 2021 Economic Forecast: Rolling up sleeves
The Spring 2021 Economic Forecast projects that the EU economy will expand by 4.2% in 2021 and by 4.4% in 2022. The euro area economy is forecast to grow by 4.3% this year and 4.4% next year. This represents a significant upgrade of the growth outlook compared to the Winter 2021 Economic Forecast which the […]
12 arrested in France in latest hit against tobacco smugglers
Earlier this week, the French Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) with the support of the French Judicial Customs (SEJF) arrested 5 individuals and seized 250 000 counterfeit cigarettes in a series of raids in the city of Nantes.
Hungary Reaches Deal With Czechia on Unrestricted Travel for Inoculated
Hungary has reached an agreement with the Czech Republic on unrestricted cross-border travel for each other’s nationals who have been inoculated against the coronavirus, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
Euro area securities issues statistics: March 2021
The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents increased from 7.5% in February 2021 to 8.4% in March. For the outstanding amount of listed shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate increased from 1.7% in February 2021 to 2.0% in March.
ECB Banking Supervision to supervise securitisation requirements for banks
ECB supervisors to look at requirements related to risk retention, transparency and ban on resecuritisation for significant banks ECB to operationalise these supervisory tasks over coming months
Szijjártó: Central Europe Should Excel in Approving Immunity Certificates
Central Europe should excel in approving coronavirus immunity certificates, Hungary’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said after meeting his Austrian, Czech, Slovak and Slovenian counterparts in Bratislava. The meeting formed part of the series of consultations of the C5 group, set up by five countries last year to tackle challenges related to the pandemic. The Bratislava […]
Szijjártó: Developments in Hungary-Ukraine Relations ‘Cause for Cautious Optimism’
Recent developments in Hungarian-Ukrainian ties are cause for “cautious optimism”, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba.
EC Raises Hungary 2021 GDP Growth Forecast to 5.0%
The European Commission has projected the Hungary GDP will grow by 5.0% this year, in a spring economic forecast published on Wednesday. The projection was raised from 4.0% in the EC’s winter forecast released in February.