EU Economy & Finance

Today marks the start of trilogue negotiations on the #DigitalEuro. Europe needs a common currency fit for the digital age – while protecting the continued use of cash. The @EU_Commission stands ready to support @Europarl_EN and @EUCouncil in reaching an ambitious agreement.

Catch Me If You Can🏃‍♂️ Do you know how wide productivity gaps are within 🇪🇺 industries➖and whether lagging firms are catching up? These are the questions explored in our newly published paper. 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/nqtc6W

🇬🇷 Greek profitability & economic growth under the microscope🔬 In our newest publication, we explore the key drivers of profitability in Greece’s manufacturing sector over 2003–2023, using 20 years of micro-level data. 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/hkXFN8

Full agenda at today's #Eurogroup meeting on: 🌍 Opportunities from a greater international role for the euro 📊 Safeguarding sound public finances 💶 Supporting digital finance and the #DigitalEuro project My remarks ➡️ link.europa.eu/JXYrnd

🔎 What has been driving Romania’s growth since 2010? In our newest publication, we explore the role of 🇷🇴imports, exports & demand - as well as the challenges lying ahead. 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/y76NDC

New publication alert 📣 Our new Economic Brief examines how the national budgets & the 🇪🇺 budget are expected to support the euro area economy in 2026-2027🟰a period marked by a new energy supply shock. Read more ➡️ link.europa.eu/VndnQy

Sveikinimai Lietuvai! 🇱🇹 The @EU_Commission disbursed €153 mln to Lithuania under the RFF, which covers measures such as better healthcare quality monitoring ⚕️ stronger minimum income for vulnerable groups 📈 & more. #NextGenerationEU 🔗 Read more: link.europa.eu/BDPnN7

🇱🇹 Sveikinimai Lietuvai! link.europa.eu/BDPnN7

🇪🇺🇲🇩 With the first cluster of accession negotiations now open, @FRANCE24 heads to Moldova to explore how they advance on the key reforms to align their economy with EU standards - and how EU pre-accession funds help in the process. 🎥Talking Europe ➡️ france24.com/en/europe/2026…

🇧🇪 Van harte gefeliciteerd, België! Félicitations à la Belgique ! Glückwunsch an Belgien! link.europa.eu/QtHTdq

🇵🇹 Parabéns a Portugal! link.europa.eu/cgQ3my

#NextGenerationEU news ✅ The @EU_Commission positively assessed Belgium's payment request for €567 million under the RRF. Reconnected fragmented natural areas & sped up deployment of renewable energy are the two flagship measures covered. Read more: link.europa.eu/QtHTdq

🇪🇸 Sixth payment request for Spain under the RRF, worth €5.7 billion, was partially greenlighted by the @EU_Commission ✅ #NexttGenerationEU Read more: link.europa.eu/BjGc7k

🇵🇹 The @EU_Commission has positively assessed Portugal's €2.32 billion payment request under the RRF. #NextGenerationEU Parabéns, Portugal! Read more: link.europa.eu/cgQ3my

Baltic countries were catching up rapidly, but incompletely with Nordic EU productivity levels between 2010-2022, states our recent publication, estimating sectoral “revealed competitiveness” in the region. 📖Read more: link.europa.eu/6HM4d6

In Istanbul and looking forward to the 2nd 🇪🇺🇹🇷 High-Level Economic Dialogue since its relaunch last year. In times of global uncertainty, strengthening the EU-Türkiye economic partnership is in our shared interest. By deepening trade, investment and value chain integration, we can boost economic security, regional stability and shared prosperity. I also look forward to engaging with business and international financial institutions on the ground.

We have greenlighted 🇩🇰Denmark's payment request for €359 million under NextGenerationEU. Denmark has become the first EU country to reach 100% of reforms and investments linked to its RRF plan ahead of the end of August deadline.👏 📖Read more: link.europa.eu/YGN6xw

✅ With today’s positive assessment, Denmark becomes the first Member State to reach the closure of the RRF, ahead of the end of August deadline. This marks a major milestone in the implementation of the RRF. 🇩🇰 Tillykke Danmark! link.europa.eu/Wbvhf9

Use of energy in the EU economy has fallen significantly over the last 20 years, with notable acceleration in recent years. In our recent #ECForecast, we analysed what the reasons for households and industry to consume less energy are. 👀See the details: link.europa.eu/C9xJgN

How does the ageing EU population affect business dynamism: entering, growing, shrinking, and exiting a market? We have just published a paper analysing the relation between firm entry and demographic structure. 📖Read more: link.europa.eu/PM9b6P