Commission concludes in-depth reviews to identify macroeconomic imbalances and assesses progress in fiscal consolidation.

What is the overall aim of the new health programme? Who will be the main beneficiaries? What are the priority objectives of the programme? When will the call for proposals be launched?

Two studies published by the European Commission today show how environment policy can spur economic growth by boosting flood protection and making more of a switch to greener taxes.

The latest figures show an average 16.4% gender pay gap in 2012 across the European Union. They show stagnation after a slight downward trendin recent years, with the figure around 17% or higher in previous years.

Because of the voters’ decision to support the proposal for limited migration and denying the right for freedom of movement to Croatian workers, Swiss students will not be able to use advantages of the Erasmus exchange programme.

The 7th EU-Brazil summit focused on economic issues, foreign policy, global challenges and ongoing negotiations for an EU-Mercosur association agreement.

The European Parliament approved a revised EU Tobacco Products Directive. This new law strengthens the rules on how tobacco products are manufactured, produced and presented in the EU, and introduces rules for certain tobacco-related products.

Member States have reported on the state of their marine waters, on what they consider to be “good environmental status”, and on the targets they have put in place to reach good status.

The European Investment Bank signed loans worth EUR 18.5 billion for SMEs and mid-caps, while at the same time the European Investment Fund committed EUR 3.4 billion.

The Commission is therefore of the opinion that the UK is in breach of its obligations under the Directive, and a letter of formal notice has been sent. The UK has two months to respond.