Annual growth rate of broad monetary aggregate M3 increased to 5.2% in January 2020 from 4.9% in December 2019 (revised from 5.0%) Annual growth rate of narrower monetary aggregate M1, comprising currency in circulation and overnight deposits, stood at 7.9% in January, compared with 8.0% in December Annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households […]
EUIPO and the General Court, which both found that the sign is contrary to accepted principles of morality, failed to take sufficient account of the fact that the title of a comedic film does not appear to have been perceived as morally unacceptable by the German-speaking public at large
The Court found for the first time that Greece had failed to fulfil its obligations in a judgment of 2015
The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) has today published a report on macroprudential policy for the insurance sector. In line with its strategy for expanding macroprudential policy beyond banking, the ESRB believes that the review of the Solvency II regulatory regime for insurance in the EU, which is envisaged to be completed by the end […]
For the first time since 2015, applications increased from the previous year. The increase was not largely driven by irregular migration, but rather by applications from countries with visa-free access to Schengen.
In 2019, ECHA increased the number of checks carried out on companies’ chemical safety data by 50 %. Important safety data has been requested to clarify long-term effects of chemicals on human health and the environment, including those affecting reproduction and causing genetic mutations.
The Council yesterday adopted a decision authorising the opening of negotiations for a new partnership with the UK, and formally nominating the Commission as EU negotiator. The Council also adopted negotiating directives which constitute a mandate to the Commission for the negotiations.
In the week ending 21 February 2020 the net position of the Eurosystem in foreign currency (asset items 2 and 3 minus liability items 7, 8 and 9) increased by EUR 1.1 billion to EUR 296.2 billion.
The European Systemic Risk Board has today published a report on the macroprudential implications of financial instruments that are measured at fair value and classified as Level 2 and Level 3 instruments for accounting purposes.[1] Supervisory data from the European Banking Authority show that EU banks[2] had fair value financial assets totalling €7,279 billion on their […]
The European Commission is working around the clock to support EU Member States and strengthen international efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19.
