In the week ending 2 April 2021 the decrease of EUR 37.2 billion in gold and gold receivables (asset item 1) primarily reflected the quarterly revaluation adjustments.

For the last year, Central and Eastern European governments have been pressuring the EU to include less restrictive criteria for biomass energy production and to recognise natural gas as a transition fuel towards climate neutrality. They may have realised their ambitions with the current draft of the EU Sustainable Taxonomy proposal. Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will be one of the most […]

Daily average borrowing turnover in the unsecured segment increased from €120 billion in the eighth maintenance period of 2020 to €121 billion in the first maintenance period of 2021 Weighted average overnight rate on borrowing transactions in the unsecured segment remained stable at -0.55% for the wholesale sector, and remained stable at -0.57% for the interbank sector […]

Ahead of International Roma Day on 8 April, Vice-President for Values and Transparency, Vĕra Jourová, Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, and Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations, Olivér Várhelyi issued the following statement:

The latest report on pesticide residues in food in the European Union is now available, giving a snapshot of residue levels found in a basket of products widely consumed in the territory. 

At its meeting on 25 March 2021, the General Board of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) continued to discuss the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on financial stability in the European Union (EU). While noting that the economic situation was expected to improve in the course of 2021, it underscored the significant uncertainty surrounding the […]

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EFSA has launched a public consultation on its draft Strategy 2027. EFSA welcomes input from all those interested in having a say on the strategic direction the Authority will take in the years ahead. The public consultation is open until 2 May.