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Georgia: Private sector gives suggestions for a way forward
Georgia, a country championing economic reform and ranking seventh in the World Bank 'Doing Business' index, gave the floor on 23 October to experienced businessmen to identify ways of further improving the investment climate.
Macron prepares to launch ‘Act 2’ of his presidency
French President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday (25 April) reveal his long-awaited response to almost half a year of street protests in a reform plan that could prove decisive for his presidency and long-term political future.
Greece gets green light for fresh bailout cash
Eurozone finance ministers approved another 6.7 billion euros in bailout cash for Greece yesterday (22 January) after Athens pushed through controversial reforms that drew strikes and protests.
Ukraine’s reformist central bank chief resigns
Ukraine's reformist central bank chief, Valeriya Gontareva, submitted her resignation today (10 April) after coming under intense pressure from tycoons whose banks were shut down for illegal transactions and loans.
Leftist rival to challenge Renzi as leader of Italy’s ruling party
Michele Emiliano, the leftist president of the southern region of Puglia, said on Tuesday he would challenge former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi for the leadership of Italy's ruling Democratic Party (PD), which faces a damaging split.
Eurogroup to meet over Greek bailout on Europe Day
The next meeting of eurozone finance ministers to discuss Greece's massive bailout will be held in Brussels on 9 May, Athens said yesterday (28 April).
Tsipras requests extraordinary EU summit to break debt talks deadlock
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras yesterday (27 April) sought help from the European Union to break a deadlock in critical debt talks as his spokeswoman accused the IMF of "undermining" the process.
No Eurogroup meeting before Greek Orthodox Easter
Eurozone finance ministers will not meet on Thursday and need more time to discuss Greek reforms that would unlock new loans, signaling significant differences remain between Athens and its lenders on bailout targets.
Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau is in fact anti-constitutional
Despite the high appraisal of the new anti-corruption legislation of Ukraine by international organizations, an in-depth legal analysis shows that it is in fact unconstitutional, write Victor Solovyov and Roman Rukomeda.
Problems mount for Renzi as economy stumbles
Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's escalating problems were compounded on Friday (14 August) when data showed a long-awaited economic recovery is already losing steam.
Ukraine brings its lustration controversy to Brussels
A Ukrainian civil society activist and MPs, from the country’s ruling parties disagreed on the role of lustration in building a more just society, during a public event in Brussels today (24 March).
Italy to launch public administration reforms
Matteo Renzi promised to “revolutionise” Italy. In the wake of his victory in the European elections, he is expected to announce reforms in Italy’s public administration on Friday, 13 June.
Moody’s downgrades France’s credit rating
Moody's stripped France of its prized triple-A badge yesterday (19 November), cutting the sovereign credit rating on Europe's No. 2 economy by one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, citing an uncertain fiscal outlook and deteriorating economy.
Brussels welcomes Greece’s commitment to reforms
The European Commission yesterday (2 August) welcomed Greek moves to bring about structural reforms in its economy.Greece must remain in the eurozone
If Greece were to exit the eurozone, expansionary fiscal policies and successive competitive devaluations will not work, as they have not worked in the past. The root of the crisis is not austerity, but the fact that Greece essentially ceased its efforts to reform after the adoption of the euro, writes Nikos Chrysoloras.
Monti unveils crisis strategy, France, Spain under strain
Italy's new government has announced sweeping reforms to respond to the euro debt crisis that yesterday (17 November) pushed borrowing costs for France and Spain sharply higher, and brought tens of thousands of Greeks onto the streets of Athens. EURACTIV Italy, Greece and France report.
Romanian crackdown on petty bribery insufficient?
Despite Bucharest's now regular reporting to Brussels on a series of crackdowns on petty bribery, high-level politicians in the EU appear immune to such investigations, meaning a crucial monitoring report by the Commission on corruption in Romania, expected this July, could still be rather damning.Turkish business wants EU membership by 2014
Turkish business association TÜSIAD is pushing for the country joining the EU soon. However, the current stalemate in Turkish EU-membership talks is yet to be overcome.EU business ‘positive on reforms but more needed’
The fifth European Business Summit, to be held from 15-16 March 2007, is set to be more upbeat about the Lisbon-reforms progress. European CEOs, on the other hand, are increasingly worried about further EU enlargement.Comitology: Problem Solved or Dispute Postponed?
In this paper, Thomas Christiansen and Beatrice Vaccari, senior lecturers at the European Institute of Public Administration, examine the Council's 2006 decision on Comitology reform and the impact it has had on the comitology process.