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PRESS RELEASE -- 27, May 2013
The ‘Two-Pack’package is completing budgetary surveillance cycle and further improving economic governance for the euro area Brussels, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since the launch of the euro, clear rules to ensure sound public finances have been in place in the form …
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27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, dealt with more than 30 000 complaints and opened almost 3 500 investigations into alleged maladministration in the EU administration during his ten years in office. In 2012 alone, he received 2 442 complaints (2510 in …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 16, May 2013
EIB attaches high importance to small and medium-sized enterprises 16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) attaches the highest importance to supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in order to promote growth and jobs in Europe. The President of the …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 9, May 2013
Brussels, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Staff teams from the European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Dublin during April 23rd – May 2nd, 2013 for the tenth review of the government’s economic programme and met with …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 8, May 2013
Frankfurt am Main, 8-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Marketable debt instruments issued or fully guaranteed by the Republic of Cyprus and fulfilling all other eligibility criteria shall again constitute eligible collateral for the purposes of Eurosystem credit operations, subject to special haircuts. …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 7, May 2013
• Bank Austria’s Purchasing Managers’ Index at 47.8 points in April, once again below the growth threshold, modest downwards trend since January continues • Lack of demand stimulus results in lower production and adjustments to headcounts in April • Industrial …
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7-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) has today decided to continue conducting its main refinancing operations (MROs) as fixed rate tender procedures with full allotment for as long as necessary, and at least until …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 3, May 2013
3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At today’s meeting, which was held in Bratislava, the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions: The interest rate on the main refinancing operations of the Eurosystem will be decreased by 25 basis …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 2, May 2013
Eurosystem introduces Europa Series €5 banknote 2-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A new €5 banknote, the first one in the Europa series, started to circulate today in the euro area countries. To mark the occasion, a short event hosted by Jozef Makúch, Governor …
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2-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) is today publishing its eighth report on the results of the “Survey on the access to finance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the euro area”. This survey round was conducted …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 29, April 2013
29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An improvement in financial market integration was observed in the second half of 2012, after a further deterioration in the first half of the year caused by adverse market sentiment, worsened fiscal conditions and bank fragility in …
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29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The President of the European Investment Bank, Werner Hoyer, participated at the margin of the IMF / World Bank spring meetings at a panel discussion “The Way Forward for the Eurozone and Europe: A Conversation with European …
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29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — MEPs quizzed European Central Bank Vice-President Vitor Constancio on what more can be done to help credit flow to businesses and households, whether austerity is the right recipe, ECB transparency and possible interest rate cuts at Wednesday’s …
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29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EIB is one of “five major building blocks” for economic recovery and sustainability according to an editorial article published today in the International Herald Tribune and co-signed by Olli Rehn, European Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs; Jeroen …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 24, April 2013
24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing its report on the results of the April 2013 euro area bank lending survey today. The bank lending survey, which is conducted four times a year, usually at the …
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Vienna , 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Before the new €5 banknotes of the Europa series start to circulate on 2 May, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and the European Central Bank (ECB) invited experts from several countries to a high-level conference in Vienna …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 23, April 2013
Lisbon, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A joint mission comprising staff teams from European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Lisbon during April 15-18. The mission discussed with the government compensating policy measures for meeting the …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 22, April 2013
22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Eurosystem national central banks (NCBs) have published a new web-based educational game called “ Top Floor – Make your way up!”. The game is aimed at 18-25 year …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 17, April 2013
17-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As agreed with the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, and the European Central Bank (“the programme partners”) and following the Eurogroup decisions taken in March 2013, Cyprus has commissioned, on the basis of agreed terms of …
Read the full press release →PRESS RELEASE -- 16, April 2013
Paper on the framework for resolution of credit and other institutions 16-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In response to media reports with regard to a paper by the European Central Bank (ECB), in relation to the recovery and resolution of banks, the …
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