European Commission - Economy and Finance

31/08/2026

Sweden becomes the second EU country to complete its Recovery and Resilience Plan 🥈

✅ Today, the European Commission greenlighted Sweden’s final payment request under . This marks a major milestone in the implementation of the RRF and shows Sweden's commitment to delivering reforms and investments under its national recovery and resilience plan.

Sweden’s plan supports:

🏢 newly constructed affordable housing, including student housing, which is highly energy efficient

🌱 innovative technologies with zero, low or negative greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector

💻 access to high-speed Internet, especially in rural and sparsely populated areas

As the Commission's flagship post-pandemic programme, the Recovery and Resilience Facility supports Member States' recovery, economic growth, and competitiveness.

Grattis, Sweden! 🎉

📖 Read more: https://link.europa.eu/rPYqCK

30/07/2026

A Union that cares for its citizens

is investing €16.2 billion to strengthen social protection, by improving services, modernising benefits and supporting people who need it most.

Across Europe, the impact is already visible:

✅ Simpler, more transparent social benefits in Croatia

🏘️ 1,212 social and inclusive housing units built or renovated in Belgium

🤝 Local projects making a difference, from job opportunities at Caffe Aktywni in Gdańsk to support for homeless young adults at Haus JUCA in Vienna.

Find out more about the social impact of : https://link.europa.eu/gF6C7g

24/07/2026

13/07/2026

💶🇪🇺 Today marks the start of trilogue negotiations on the – an important step towards adapting our common currency for the digital age. The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union will now work towards agreement on the legal framework, with the European Commission supporting the negotiations.

Why does Europe need a digital euro? As payments become increasingly digital, Europeans should have access to a secure and reliable EU payment option that works seamlessly across the entire euro area. Today, 13 euro area countries rely entirely on international card schemes for card payments. Excessive dependence on payment infrastructure controlled elsewhere creates vulnerabilities.

A digital euro would complement cash – not replace it – and give citizens and businesses greater choice. It will:
✅ provide an additional payment option across the euro area;
✅ offer a secure, inclusive and privacy-protecting payment method;
✅ work both online and offline;
✅ strengthen the resilience and strategic autonomy of Europe’s payment system; and
✅ support greater competition and innovation.

📌 A euro fit for the digital age has become a necessity, and we must now deliver it.

European Commission - Economy and Finance

06/07/2026

🇪🇺 🇲🇩 What does Moldova’s path towards EU accession look like on the ground?

With the first cluster of accession negotiations now open, Moldova is advancing key reforms to align its economy with the EU standards. In this new report below, FRANCE 24 heads to the country to explore these efforts firsthand - highlighting how EU pre-accession funding helps drive economic modernisation, fight corruption, and strengthen institutional resilience.

The reportage also features an interview with President Maia Sandu, who shares her views on the challenges and opportunities ahead.

🎥 Talking Europe ➡️ https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260706-moldova-speeds-up-its-membership-process-to-the-eu

🎥 Ici l'Europe ➡️ https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20260706-la-moldavie-acc%C3%A9l%C3%A8re-sur-le-chemin-de-l-union-europ%C3%A9enne

Pays économiquement fragile et soumis à la guerre hybride russe, la Moldavie souhaite avancer à grands pas vers l'Union européenne. Après l'ouverture du premier chapitre des négociations d'adhésion,…

30/06/2026

Use of energy in the EU economy has fallen significantly over the last 20 years, with notable acceleration in recent years.

In our recent , we analysed what the reasons for households and industry to consume less energy are.

👀See the details: https://link.europa.eu/C9xJgN

24/06/2026

How is the EU Economy weathering the 2026 energy shock?

The EU economy has proven more resilient to the current energy shock compared to 2022. Thanks to the accelerated expansion of renewable energies, Europe is now less energy-dependent and better equipped to navigate geopolitical challenges.

👀 Watch the full France24 report to learn more about how the EU economy is managing consequences from the conflict in the Middle East.

🇬🇧ENG: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260622-energy-crisis-time-for-the-eu-s-independence-day

🇫🇷FRA: https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20260622-l-ue-cherche-%C3%A0-contrer-la-crise-%C3%A9nerg%C3%A9tique

The conflict in the Middle East has been a stark reminder that Europe pays a major cost for continuing to depend on imported fossil fuels. Soaring prices are threatening growth and fuelling inflation.…

02/06/2026

FRANCE 24 travelled across Europe—including a stop at the Brussels Economic Forum —to explore how the EU is seizing AI’s opportunities while ensuring it doesn’t fall behind.

Watch this new episode to discover how the EU is upskilling its workforce to prepare for AI-driven disruption, boosting AI-powered manufacturing, and expanding European computing capacity to stay competitive.

EN - Talking Europe - https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260601-europe-s-fight-to-stay-in-the-ai-race

FR - Ici l'Europe - https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20260601-l-union-europ%C3%A9enne-face-%C3%A0-la-r%C3%A9volution-de-l-intelligence-artificielle

This week’s special edition of Talking Europe asks whether the EU is ready for the disruption that comes with Artificial Intelligence. It is the most important technological revolution of the century,…

29/05/2026

The 26th Brussels Economic Forum's most powerful moments are just a click away:

🎬 Watch our aftermovie and

📺 Catch up on what you missed. Replay the full event:
https://link.europa.eu/9GXGWw

21/05/2026

The Brussels Economic Forum was a great success. 👏
On 7 May, we gathered decision-makers, experts, academics to discuss how the EU economy can compete with the world in artificial intelligence.

If you missed , or you would like to rewatch segments, check our:
https://lnkd.in/eTFurtSe

🗝️Keynote speech by Prime Minister of Luxembourg Luc Frieden
🔗https://lnkd.in/e5waRnuy

🗣️Tommaso Padoa Schioppa address by 2025 Nobel-laureate economist Philippe Aghion
🔗https://lnkd.in/e9DEWN2R

👥 Economic impact of AI - panel discussion by Valdis Dombrovskis, Isabelle Schömann, Martin E. Sandbu, Stefan Hartung, Louise Burke.
🔗https://lnkd.in/eWc-DSTk

🤖 Visions for Europe - TED-style talks on various aspects of AI and economy by 3 visionaries Daniel Susskind, Dr. Milagros Miceli, Philipp Hacker
🔗https://lnkd.in/e3PG7tZ9

👥Geoeconomics of AI - panel discussion by Jochen Hanebeck, Noreena Hertz, Frank Karlitschek, Mārtiņš Kazāks, Eva Maydell (Paunova)
🔗https://lnkd.in/e7ChTmSy

🆚 Should Europe regulate AI more to distribute its benefits fairly? In an Oxford-style debate Marietje Schaake argued for, Fredrik Erixon argued against the motion.
🔗https://lnkd.in/eJpAAXUa