Earth Overshoot Day Creeps back to July 29
The modest gains from the pandemic-induced resource-use reductions were short-lived. We must urgently drive a green economic recovery where all can thrive within the means of the Earth.
Europe
European Guarantee Fund well over half its €24.4 bn target in first 6 months
The EIB Group and contributing Member States have approved €16 billion in financing to date, equalling about two thirds of the total size of the European Guarantee Fund (EGF). The €24.4 billion fund, a key part of the EU recovery package to get the economy back on track, is expected to mobilise up to €200 […]
Safety of dietary sugars: draft opinion open for public consultation
EFSA’s expert panel on nutrition has completed its provisional assessment of the safety of dietary sugars following a comprehensive scientific review.
Hungary Sells 200,000 AstraZeneca Doses to Portugal
Hungary has sold 200,000 doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine to Portugal at purchase price, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, told a joint press conference with his Portuguese counterpart, Augusto Santos Silva, in Lisbon.
EC Extends Deadline for Reconstruction Plan Talks
The European Commission has extended the deadline for talks with seven members, including Hungary, on their plans to use the Commission’s Reconstruction and Resilience Facility (RRF), Veerle Nuyts, a spokesperson for the EC, said on Tuesday.
Payments statistics: 2020
Total number of non-cash payments in euro area increased by 3.7% to 101.6 billion and total value increased by 8.7% to €167.3 trillion Card payments accounted for 47% of total number of non-cash payments, while credit transfers accounted for 23% and direct debits accounted for 22% Number of payment cards issued increased by 6.5% to 609 million, representing around 1.8 payment cards per euro area […]
Results of the ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters in the third quarter of 2021
HICP inflation expectations revised up for all horizons Real GDP growth expectations revised upwards for shorter and medium-term horizons Unemployment rate expectations revised down for all horizons
COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax approved for children aged 12 to 17 in EU
EMA’s human medicines committee (CHMP) has recommended granting an extension of indication for the COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax (previously COVID-19 Vaccine Moderna) to include use in children aged 12 to 17 years. The vaccine is already authorised for use in people aged 18 and above.
ECB publishes indicative calendars for the Eurosystem’s regular tender operations and reserve maintenance periods in 2022
ECB publishes indicative tender calendar for 2022 ECB publishes indicative reserve maintenance period calendar for 2022
ECB decides not to extend dividend recommendation beyond September 2021
Current ECB recommendation on dividends to expire on 30 September 2021 Supervisors to return to pre-pandemic way of assessing banks’ capital and dividend plans Banks to remain prudent, not underestimate credit risk when they decide on dividends