#Economy

EU Commission: 2022 budget, €167.8 billion proposed, plus €143.5 for NextGenerationEU. Hahn, “funds to support the recovery” 

In a divided country, Castillo gains a razor-thin lead. Ferrari (Univ. Javeriana): “A result driven by desperation”

A presidential election too close to call. Ultimately, in the past 24 hours, Castillo gained a last-minute lead as the…

EU Parliament returns to Strasbourg. A sign of hope

MEPs will hold their plenary session from June 7 to 10. The French city returns to house the Assembly’s activities,…

EU-Japan: “green alliance” to face climate change. Cooperation on Covid, economy and connectivity

USA: One in every six children lives in extreme poverty. Plans for guaranteed minimum income

A minimum wage of under $10 an hour doesn’t cover US households rental, which keeps increasing every year along with…

EU Commission: support for employment, another 14 billion to 12 Member States under SURE. 751 million to Italy

EU Commission: Economic Forecast. GDP up by 4.2%. Recovery driven by investment and private consumption

Social Summit: Sassoli, “give a social dimension to reforms and investments to overcome the crisis”

Social Summit: Sassoli, “COVID highlighted pre-pandemic inequalities. EU project should prove to be good for all”

Social Summit: von der Leyen (EU Commission), “turning the principles of the Social Pillar into tangible positive change”

May 9: how can Europe be start anew? From Schuman to the Conference on the Future of Europe

The European Union is facing a new historical turning point. The pandemic caused severe health and economic crises, yet it…