Performance

Co-ordination of national systems must go ahead

Thursday, 20 November 2008

How the Nordic states trash cans is an example of the value of cross-border co-ordination on environmental issues.

Opposition in Iceland to EU membership begins to thaw

Thursday, 20 November 2008

Iceland's financial crisis has galvanised support for joining the EU.

Hungary's elite faces up to an abnormal financial reality

Thursday, 20 November 2008

Mismanagement has turned Hungary into a not-so-normal country.

Management

The quiet Corsican

Thursday, 20 November 2008

The French civil servant behind the EU's response to the financial crisis.

Barroso must free himself of fiscal fears

Thursday, 20 November 2008

Tinkering as the economy burns will not do.

Staff transferred to deal with crisis

Thursday, 20 November 2008

Response to the financial crisis leaves some Commission departments under-staffed.

Taxation

EU tax evaders put on notice

Thursday, 13 November 2008

European Commission sets out plans to plug loopholes that have allowed EU citizens to park money abroad tax-free.

Commissioner: Modernise and simplify EU budget

Thursday, 13 November 2008

European commissioner laments budget's inflexibility, which leaves the EU “running after events”.

Spat over VAT persists

Tuesday, 4 November 2008

Germany remains highly critical over plans to lower VAT for more businesses.

Budget

EU adjusts its agricultural policy

Thursday, 20 November 2008

EU agrees to reduce direct payments to farmers and limit state intervention until deeper reforms are agreed.

Reform emphasises energy and R&D

Thursday, 20 November 2008

Public consultation adds support for flexibility; cuts in farming sector funds expected.

A better return for our money

Friday, 14 November 2008

The European Union wants the EIB to play a role in its response to the economic crisis – but it must make sure the EIB meets its existing responsibilities better

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Regional policy

EU fails its spending audit, again

Monday, 10 November 2008

Long sequence of poor reports continues, with auditors warning of continuing problems with spending on cohesion.

Troubled Viking

Thursday, 6 November 2008

Will Iceland's prime minister crack under financial pressure?

EU recovering more misspent structural funds

Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Large increase in money retrieved is linked to critical audit; auditors' latest report due next week.