Defence aircraft - Photo © NATO

The EU Parliament and Council agreed key updates to EU cohesion policy, enabling Europe’s states and regions to reallocate funds towards new strategic priorities, such as defence, sustainable housing, water resilience, and energy transition.

VAT rules simplified for Europe's smaller businesses

Tax (BRUSSELS) – EU finance ministers adopted simplified VAT rules applicable to small businesses Tuesday, with a view to reducing administrative burdens and compliance costs and helping more efficient trade…

EUR 200m boost for SMEs in EU neighbouring countries

Image Pixabay (LUXEMBOURG) – The European Investment Bank and the EU Commission have joined forces in an ‘SME Access to Finance’ initiative to support economic growth, innovation and employment in…

Use of EU's space assets under auditor scrutiny

GPS-IIRM-satellite (LUXEMBOURG) – The EU Court of Auditors said Thursday it is examining how effectively the European Commission promotes the uptake of services provided by two of the EU’s key…