EU Economy and Finance
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Official account of the European Commission departments responsible for economy, finance, budget, taxation, reforms and investment.
What do EU citizens most want from EU tax policy? 🇪🇺 🥇 Combatting tax avoidance (54%) 🥈Preventing double taxation (26%) 🥉 Resolving tax disputes (23%) Learn more in the Annual Report on Taxation 2026 and see how the EU is acting ... 🔗https://link.europa.eu/8DcBT6 #EUTaxation
What can the EU budget deliver in a village of just 900 people? 🏡💶 In Glasau, it helped create a new community hub with a supermarket, bakery and café, making everyday life easier for local residents. 🔗 Learn more: link.europa.eu/cJnYCc
Webinar takeaways ⤵️ Become a #CBAM verifier: all about accreditation and verification The recording, presentation and key takeaways are available on the website➡️ link.europa.eu/9xfwPB
🎧☀️ From the EU Finance Podcast summer playlist: the Eurogroup. We sit down with Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis to get the latest on the biggest issues rocking EU finance today. 📺 Watch now on YouTube and Spotify: youtu.be/V1cOgKGRy-c #DGFISMA @ec.europa.eu @consilium.europa.eu
The One about the Savings and Investments Union featuring Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis
YouTube video by EU Finance
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Denmark lifts the trophy! The Commission’s final €359M payment to Denmark under #NextGenerationEU seals the recovery plan victory! ⚽🏆 Europe’s first recovery champions - way before the final whistle! 🎉🇩🇰 link.europa.eu/fpbqBh
🇪🇸 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ In Terrassa, two former industrial warehouses are getting a new life. The 4,400 m² space is becoming an innovative occupational centre for people with disabilities and the wider community, with a restaurant, theatre and auditorium. 👉 link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
🇱🇹 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ 🇱🇹 In Lithuania, digital solutions are opening access to books for people with disabilities. More than 20% of all books published in the country are now accessible, helping reduce cultural, informational and social exclusion. 👉 link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
🇵🇹 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ Portugal fights exclusion with social actions for disadvantaged communities. Local partnerships build cohesion and support vulnerable people through solidarity networks and community initiatives. 🇪🇺 Find out more: link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
🆕 The July Economic Sentiment Indicator is out 📣 Bottom line: confidence increased in almost all sectors, with marginal decline only in construction. 🔗Read more: link.europa.eu/8NGCJy
🎧☀️ Your summer playlist, sorted! Long flight? The EU Finance Podcast has you covered. Conversations with the people shaping European finance, made to be understood by everyone. 🎙️Listen on your favourite platform: finance.ec.europa.eu/eu-finance-p... 👍 And don't forget to subscribe! #DGFISMA
🍺 Yesterday: an abandoned brewery 💻 Today: a vibrant innovation hub Thanks to the EU budget, the city of Eggenfelden has given a historic building a new purpose: supporting digital creativity, start-ups and local innovation 🔗Learn more: link.europa.eu/cJnYCc
🇧🇪 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ ️In Belgium, 1,212 social and inclusive homes are being built or renovated and 5,000 housing units are being equipped with remote assistance. This helps vulnerable people stay at home longer and avoid unnecessary institutional care. 👉 link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
🇦🇹 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ In Vienna, a renovated 1971 building now provides 42 living units and 51 places for homeless young adults, while saving 42 tonnes of CO₂ each year. A greener future with a stronger social impact. Find out more: link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
🇭🇷 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ ️🇭🇷 In Croatia, social benefit reforms are making support simpler, more transparent and easier to access for disadvantaged groups. Find out more: link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
🇪🇪 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ In Estonia, unemployment benefits are being extended to better protect people during long period without work. The goal is to give jobseekers more time in difficult labour market conditions. Find out more: link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
🇵🇱 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ In Gdansk, Caffe Aktywni shows how local action can change lives. By offering training and job opportunities to people at risk of social exclusion, it creates a more inclusive community with better premises and equipment. 👉 link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
Let's understand the 🇪🇺 market power together 📊🔎 Our newest publication, out now, provides the first joint assessment of markups, fixed costs, and profitability in the EU ➡️ documenting stable market power and contained profitability. 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/t37rq4
🇷🇴 #NextGenerationEU in action ⤵️ In Romania, a network of day centres is helping prevent family separation. Across the country, they provide care, education, counselling and psychological support for vulnerable children and parents. Find out more: link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
Thanks to the EU budget, the 'Aktion 100' project creates over 100 apprenticeship places each year for people with disabilities in the region of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, promoting inclusion in the workplace and bringing talent and businesses together. 🔗 link.europa.eu/TJgXhy
🇪🇺 €16.2 billion from #NextGenerationEU is helping strengthen social protection across Europe. From better benefits to affordable housing and day centres for children, see the impact on the ground. 👇 link.europa.eu/gF6C7g
📣 New publication alert Our newest publication analyses the budgetary and distributional impact of the Belgian unemployment benefit reform. ⬇️ 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/pnVrk4
💬 We've refreshed our #CBAM website! ➡️ link.europa.eu/JwDKNb To provide a clearer and more user-friendly experience, we've updated both the content and the structure of the website to ensure it reflects the latest CBAM developments. Check it out!
🇪🇺 Have EU Member States adjusted their tax mix? 📊️ The 2026 Annual Report on Taxation highlights: 📉 Shift away from consumption taxes 📈 Greater weight on capital taxes ↔️ Diverging reliance on labour taxation Read the full report ⤵️ link.europa.eu/8DcBT6 #EUTaxation
Ever wondered how does the EU estimate its long-term economic capacity (up to 50 years ahead)? The answer is EUCAM 🟰 the EU’s Commonly Agreed Methodology. 🔗 Read more in our newest publication ➡️ link.europa.eu/mTfNyy
Ten selected design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes have been unveiled. Explore the proposals and tell us which ones you prefer. Have your say surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/ecbeuro/
How does EU funding help turn reform plans into real change? Our new publication shows how #NextGenerationEU supported Slovenia's reforms in pensions, long-term care and public sector wages ⬇️. 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/QXvprD
🆕July consumer confidence indicator alert ⬇️ In July 2026, our flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator picked up by 1.9 percentage points in the EU and by 1.7 in the euro area. 🔗Read more: link.europa.eu/Gbpfw6
I welcome the agreement on the 21st sanctions package against Russia. At a time when Ukraine has built military momentum, our sanctions continue to weaken the economic foundations of Russia’s war effort. We’re adding 32 more Russian banks to our transaction ban list.
🎥150 citizens. One journey. One conversation about Europe's future. Travel with the participants of the Citizens' Panel from their hometowns to Brussels and hear, in their own words, what it was like to help shape the discussion on the EU's long-term budget! ▶️ youtu.be/adCP7uo9lc4
The Future EU Budget: Shaped by Citizens
YouTube video by European Commission
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📣 A new & fresh Quarterly Report on the Euro Area is out now! It covers: 📊 inflation and the labour market 💭 inflation perceptions and dynamics 💼 the impact of migration and mobility on the euro area labour market Get it here ➡️ link.europa.eu/yhvjmb
