All posts tagged "EU"

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  Sir Paul Jenkins, former UK Treasury Solicitor: EU Referendum interview

  The EU referendum debate lacks hard facts on how any UK exit would be negotiated, says the British prime minister’s former chief legal adviser. And Sir Paul Jenkins tells Matt

  • Posted June 1, 2016
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  Refugee wave into Germany offers chance to boost nation’s productivity, says OECD

  The recent wave of refugees into Germany represents an opportunity to increase productivity in the country, but only if the new arrivals are integrated properly, the OECD’s secretary general Angel

  • Posted April 6, 2016
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  What’s so great about Estonia’s e-Residency programme?

  Estonia’s e-Residency programme has attracted global attention – and other countries may soon follow suit. Winnie Agbonlahor catches a glimpse of a future in which nations compete to offer people

  • Posted March 24, 2016
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  A family reunification dilemma for the EU

  Many of the asylum seekers heading for Europe hope to bring their families over later – so governments are squeezing refugees’ rights to family reunification. But Yermi Brenner finds that

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  Managing the EU Migration Crisis

  The recent influx of migrants into Europe from Africa, the Middle East and South Asia has presented European leaders and policymakers with their greatest challenge since the Eurozone crisis. The

  • Posted March 23, 2016
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  New coordinating unit to meet Greek migrant health challenge

  The Greek government has created a central coordinating unit to manage the work of those public and voluntary sector organisations trying to meet the health needs of refugees. Funded by

  • Posted March 16, 2016
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  EU finance watchdog announces priorities for 2016

  The EU finance watchdog has announced which areas of EU spending it will focus on this year. The European Court of Auditors (ECA) will conduct financial inspections on EU programmes,

  • Posted January 14, 2016
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  Three ideas from Russia

  Ilya Sokolov, director of the Budget Policy Department at Russia’s Ministry of Finance, tells Winnie Agbonlahor how he has tried to improve fiscal management Ilya Sokolov is in charge of setting

  • Posted October 21, 2015
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  Finland supports EU capital markets union but warns over big regulation agenda

  Finland gave support to the European Commission’s proposal of a capital markets union, which would boost economic growth by giving companies wider access to capital across the 28-nation bloc. The

  • Posted May 18, 2015
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  Opinion: The irony of Greek debt and German demands

  Rob Whiteman, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), argues that German demands on Greece’s finances are somewhat insincere When Wolfgang Steiger wrote an open letter

  • Posted April 6, 2015
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