Bulgaria shifts from EU funding to private capital for key public investments

Bulgaria will shift from EU cohesion funds to private investments and long-term concessions to rebuild critical infrastructure, PM Rosen Zhelyazkov announced Wednesday.

How you gonna fix Germany?

Ahead of the Feb. 23 election, German parties have wildly different plans to repair the country’s sputtering economy.

Commission urges gradual spending cuts to dodge austerity repeat

The EU’s outgoing commissioner Gentiloni encourages reforms and investments to keep growth alive.

Meet Lucie Castets, the French PM-hopeful vowing to be a thorn in Macronโ€™s side

The 37-year-old’s low profile helped make her a consensus pick on the left, but now she needs to take the fight to the French president.

EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities ย โ€“ uncovering the major impacts of a 15-year experiment

The EITโ€™s first three industry-focused networks are now set to โ€˜graduateโ€™. What have they achieved and are they ready to operate independently?

Europe Ahead: EPPโ€™s Poptcheva on taking the edge off private investment

In an interview with Euractiv, Eva Poptcheva also stressed that public investments should aim to โ€œtake the edgeโ€ of private investments that might otherwise be too risky to undertake.

Gentiloni โ€˜concernedโ€™ spending cuts by member states could hamper EU recovery

European Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday (15 May) that he is โ€œconcernedโ€ that excessive budget cuts could hamper the EUโ€™s fragile economic recovery, adding that public investments will prove key to boosting growth across the …

Macron warns Europe โ€˜can dieโ€™ in alarmist speech on protectionism, geopolitical threats

Macron reiterated calls for a third way between the U.S. and China, saying Europe must show that “itโ€™s never going to be a vassal for the United States.”