Croatia fulfils all economic criteria to join the euro area in January 2023 despite rising inflation, according to the EU Commission’s biannual convergence report, published on Wednesday (1 June) Of all the EU countries that do not use the euro, Croatia is currently the only one to fulfil all convergence criteria, the Commission stated in…
France’s insurance sector is growing again while banks have seen a “return to normal” after the COVID-19 crisis, the governor of the Bank of France, François Villeroy de Galhau, said on Tuesday (31 May). Villeroy de Galhau, who was invited to present the activity report of the French Prudential Control and Resolution Authority (Autorité de…
Criminal Justice in a Polarised Society is the topic of this year’s edition of the Criminal Justice Summer Course that CEP organises together with EuroPris and EFRJ. Håkan Järvå is one of the speakers. He is a psychologist and an expert in working with people that were or are still involved in extremist movements. He…
From the EU Commission to the European Investment Fund, banks and venture capitalists, and then social enterprises, money changes hands many times before reaching its final destination. The social economy is not the most obvious business case, hence why the EU tries to support it with its own funds. However, large amounts of public money…
Подача осуществлялась в соответствии с обязательствами государств-членов. В соответствии с мерами борьбы с последствиями экономической политики, направленными на компенсацию последствий войны в России в Украине, направленными на компенсацию гражданам роста цен на энергоносители и топливо и защиту наиболее уязвимых групп и наиболее распространённых секторов. Они также объясняют макроэкономический и налогово-бюджетный сценарий для отчетного периода .…
On 26 April 2022, the Council of Europe held an online event to launch the e-course on ‘Introduction to Corruption Prevention’. The course aims to support the understanding of preventive tools for a greater awareness of the integrity standards that apply to public officials. It puts in the spotlight ethical dilemmas and challenges in implementing…
Many probation services in Europe have to deal with radicalised offenders on a daily bases. This requires a different way of working for probation officers. How do they do this at the probation service in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden? Assistant Governor of the Swedish Prison and Probation Service in Stockholm, Michael Laitinen is specialised…
As a consequence of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, a high number of refugees – mostly women, children and elderly – moved to the Republic of Moldova. The number of arrivals in the Republic of Moldova has decreased compared to the massive influx at the beginning of the war in…
Закон об экономических преступлениях (прозрачность и правоприменение) 2022 года (« Закон ») получил королевскую санкцию 15 марта 2022 года. Закон вводит реестр иностранных организаций и их бенефициарных владельцев, владеющих землей и имуществом в Великобритании («Зарубежный реестр» ) . а также включает реформы британских приказов о необъяснимом богатстве и режимов экономических санкций. Эти меры являются частью…
The EU needs tougher measures to protect its budget from misuse by political elites serving their own interests, according to a report adopted by Parliament on 24 March. The report says there are more political elites than ever misdirecting public funds from the EU budget to serve their own interests. The report also highlights the…
