Today, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) adopted a technical report on COVID-19 vaccination of adolescents. The report presents a set of key elements to take into account when considering the vaccination of adolescents against COVID-19.
Representatives of the Portuguese presidency of the Council today reached a provisional political agreement with the European Parliament’s negotiating team on the proposed directive on the disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches, commonly referred to as the public country-by-country reporting (CBCR) directive. Corporate tax avoidance and aggressive tax-planning by big […]
Total assets of euro area insurance corporations amounted to €9,040 billion in first quarter of 2021, €14 billion higher than in fourth quarter of 2020 Total insurance technical reserves of euro area insurance corporations dropped to €6,797 billion in first quarter of 2021, down €39 billion from fourth quarter of 2020
EMA has recommended the approval of additional manufacturing and filling lines at Pfizer’s vaccine manufacturing site in Puurs, Belgium. The recommendation by the Agency’s Committee for Human Medicines (CHMP) is expected to have a significant and immediate impact on the supply of Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, in the European Union.
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has today published a second report on macroprudential policy issues arising from the low interest rate environment in the financial system of the European Union (EU). The work behind the report, which was conducted by a joint task force of the ESRB’s Advisory Technical Committee, the ESRB’s Advisory Scientific Committee and the […]
Following the recommendation of parliament, the Hungarian government has decided not to participate in the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) or the strengthened cooperation among EU prosecutors, Justice Minister Judit Varga said on Facebook.
In the week ending 28 May 2021 gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) decreased by EUR 101 million owing to the sale of gold by one Eurosystem national central bank for the purpose of producing a commemorative coin.
Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union (EU) decreased by almost 4 % in 2019, according to latest official data, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA). These data confirm the EEA’s preliminary estimates, published in October 2020. The large decline in emissions, achieved before the COVID-19 crisis, was mainly due to reduced coal […]
Europe’s workers, consumers and the environment are better protected from harmful chemicals thanks to the EU’s chemicals laws, REACH and CLP. Despite progress, changes are needed to ensure they work more effectively to protect European citizens and ecosystems.
SME turnover and profits continued to deteriorate, but business activity expected to improve Availability of external finance improved marginally, but not for the smallest firms Recruiting skilled employees and finding customers are main concerns
