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Auditors checking if EU-wide road network is on track

The FINANCIAL -- The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit of EU support for the network of roadsconnecting Member States and regions European Court of Auditors ...

“Humanitarian and human rights’ situation in conflict-affected regions of Georgia had worsened, SG. Council of Europe

The FINANCIAL -- According to according to the report, presented by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjorn Jagland “humanitarian and human rights’ situation in ...

Digitalisation has reached German SMEs, but they are not investing much in it so far

The FINANCIAL -- There are 3.76 million SMEs in Germany, and the share of those that concluded digitalisation projects successfully in the past three years (2015-2017) is ...

EU Commission welcomes provisional agreement on strengthening EU consumer protection rules

The FINANCIAL -- The European Parliament and the Council have reached a provisional agreement on stronger and better enforced consumer protection rules European Commission ...

labour costs Lowest in Bulgaria and Romania, highest in Denmark, Luxembourg and Belgium

THE FINANCIAL -- In 2018, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €27.4 in the European Union (EU) and €30.6 in ...

Do you eat fruit and vegetables daily?

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, around 1 in 4 people (27 %) ate fruit at least twice a day, according to a survey of the European Union (EU) population. A further 37 % of the EU population ate fruit once ...

Dedicated support for small and medium-sized enterprises

The FINANCIAL -- European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched new support initiatives dedicated to applicants from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEs will now be able to access ...

Preventing food waste, promoting Circular Economy: Commission adopts common methodology to measure food waste across the EU

The FINANCIAL -- Each year around 20% of food produced in the EU is lost or wasted, causing unacceptable social, environmental and economic harm. EU is committed to solving this problem and putting ...