Avainsana: Aid
State aid: Commission proposes rules to simplify procedures for State aid to green transport
The European Commission has proposed a Council Regulation enabling the Commission to exempt from prior notification under EU State aid rules certain types of…
Demand for lifesaving aid up 10 per cent this year: UN relief chief
The number of people in need has risen by around 10 per cent this year so far, the UN’s humanitarian affairs chief said on Thursday….
Afghanistan: UN agencies sound alarm over emergency aid supply logjam
UN humanitarian agencies are warning that they are unable to bring urgently needed emergency supplies into Afghanistan, and are calling for a “humanitarian airbridge” to…
Afghanistan: EU mobilises €25 million in humanitarian aid to fight hunger
The Commission is allocating €25 million in humanitarian funding from its Solidarity Emergency Aid Reserve to fight hunger in Afghanistan. Urgent actions to save lives…
IMF eyes new trust to provide aid to broader group of countries-Georgieva
The International Monetary Fund is exploring creation of a new trust that could allow its members to lend their IMF reserves to more countries, including…
State aid: Commission publishes results of evaluation of EU State aid rules for agriculture, forestry and rural areas
The European Commission has published a Commission Staff Working Document summarising the results of an evaluation of the State aid rules for the agriculture and…
Sahel and Central Africa: €210 million in EU humanitarian aid
The EU is reaffirming its solidarity with vulnerable people in countries in the Sahel and Central Africa through a humanitarian budget of €210 million in…
State aid: Commission approves €400 million Danish aid scheme to support production of electricity from renewable energy sources
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Danish aid scheme to support electricity production from renewable sources. The measure will help…
Brussels adopts greener state aid guidelines for EU regions
The Commission revised its regional state aid guidelines Monday, setting out the rules under which EU states can grant aid to companies to support economic…
Commission welcomes agreement on additional financial support for the most deprived under REACT-EU
The European Parliament has voted through the political agreement reached by the co-legislators on the Commission’s proposal to provide more funds to support the most…
ECB’s Lagarde shifts burden to governments to aid recovery
Euro zone governments must keep spending heavily to aid the bloc’s recovery from its historic pandemic-induced recession, complementing already super-easy monetary policy, European Central Bank…
EU gives green light to €290 million state aid package for struggling Brussels Airlines
The European Commission gave the green light on Friday for the Belgian government to inject €290 million of state aid into Brussels Airlines, Belgium’s ailing…
Attacks on aid workers reached record high in 2019
Aid workers suffered a record 277 major attacks around the world last year, an independent humanitarian research organisation said on Monday, with healthcare workers responding…
DEC coronavirus appeal raises £15m in just over a week
The Disasters Emergency Committee’s coronavirus appeal has raised more than £15m in just over a week. The DEC, which is a collaboration of 14 major…
U.S. pandemic aid program saved 51.1 million jobs, but wealthy and connected also got loans
Some 51.1 million jobs were protected by a high-profile pandemic aid program, the Trump administration said on Monday as it revealed how a firehose of…
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