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The FINANCIAL -- On July 23, the Commission decided to grant aid worth €16.2 million from the EU Solidarity Fund to Greece and Bulgaria following natural disasters that occurred in the winter of 2015. Greece suffered from wide-spread flooding affecting five of

The FINANCIAL -- In the first quarter of 2015, the seasonally adjusted1 general government deficit2 to GDP ratio stood at 2.3% in the euro area3 (EA19), a decrease compared with 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2014. In the EU283, the deficit

The FINANCIAL -- At the end of the first quarter of 2015, the government debt1 to GDP ratio2 in the euro area3 (EA19) stood at 92.9%, compared with 92.0% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2014. In the EU283, the

The FINANCIAL -- The Greek government on Tuesday presented parliament with draft legislation on a second batch of measures that must pass if it is to receive its huge international bailout, a parliamentary source said.

The FINANCIAL -- The government of Germany is contributing EUR 1 million (CHF 1,042,478) to the WTO’s Doha Development Agenda Global Trust Fund (DDAGTF) in 2015 to help developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs) improve their participation in the Doha Round, the

The FINANCIAL -- The EU281 seasonally adjusted external current account2 recorded a surplus of €13.0 billion in May 2015, compared with a surplus of €11.9 bn in April 2015 and a surplus of €4.8 bn in May 2014, according to estimates3 from

The FINANCIAL -- Check against delivery, according to European External Action Service.

The FINANCIAL -- Civil society representatives were joined last week by senior European and Moldovan officials for the first Joint civil society dialogue forum, dedicated to trade and sustainable development in the implementation of the EU-Moldova Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA).

The FINANCIAL -- Two days after an agreement paving the way for a new support programme for Greece, the European Commission revealed plans today to help Greece maximise its use of EU funds. As mandated by the Euro Summit on 12/13 July,