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The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the main element of Next Generation EU (NGEU), the EU's recovery plan, designed to help EU Member States navigate their way out of the COVID-19 crisis and towards a more resilient future. To receive financing from NGEU, each Member State had to prepare a national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) and include in it reforms and investment addressing six policy areas, or the six pillars of the RRF. The fifth pillar, 'Health, and economic, social and institutional ...

In December 2022, the European Commission proposed a revision of the Regulation on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, one of the two cornerstones of the EU's framework regulating chemicals. The revision, announced in the EU chemicals strategy for sustainability, notably seeks to identify and classify hazardous chemicals more comprehensively; improve communication on chemical hazards and the notification of relevant information to poison centres for emergency health ...

Violence directed against a woman because she is a woman, or that affects women disproportionately ('gender-based violence against women') is a violation of fundamental rights, and a major obstacle to gender equality in all EU Member States. Despite increased attention, national legislation does not offer equal protection for women against all forms of gender-based violence across the EU, and there are significant gaps in the measures adopted at EU level. On 8 March 2022, the European Commission ...

On 15 June and 7 July 2023, the German Federal Parliament approved the 2018 reform of the EU rules on elections to the European Parliament, and that approval is now awaiting promulgation before it takes effect. Enacting the reform requires the approval of all EU Member States. All but two – Cyprus and Spain – have given their approval. Cyprus is preparing to finalise its approval procedure, but Spain has not yet launched its. Once all Member States have given their approval and the EU reform law ...

Alignment of monetary and fiscal policies has proven to be decisive for the euro area's ability to withstand successive crises over the years. Today, the European Central Bank (ECB) continues its fight against inflation by implementing a monetary policy tightening unprecedented in pace and scale. At the same time, after allowing for some deviations from regular budgetary rules with the activation of the general escape clause in 2020, the EU is set to reapply its fiscal rules fully from 2024. In addition ...

As monetary policy continues to tighten and excess liquidity is gradually drained from the banking system, the European Central Bank (ECB) is confronted with a decision on which liquidity provision framework the Eurosystem should adopt going forward. Three papers were prepared by the ECON Committee’s Monetary Expert Panel, discussing the relative advantages and disadvantages of the ample reserves/floor system versus the scarce reserves/corridor system. This document was provided by the Economic ...

This briefing paper was prepared ahead of the Monetary Dialogue between the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) and the European Central Bank (ECB) President on Monday, 25 September. It provides a summary of key monetary policy developments and decisions taken by the ECB’s Governing Council.

On 28 September 2022, the European Commission proposed a revision of the 2009 Directive on the protection of workers from the risk of exposure to asbestos. The aim of the proposal is to lower the occupational exposure limit (OEL) value, which is mandatory in all Member States. Despite the total ban on the use of asbestos in the EU, exposure to this carcinogenic fibre, which is still present in millions of buildings, kills more than 70 000 people a year in Europe. The Committee on Employment and Social ...

This research paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the impact of national tax measures implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim of ensuring an appropriate assessment and providing policy recommendations to effectively address future crises. This document was provided by the Policy Department for Economic, Scientific and Quality of Life Policies at the request of the Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC).

Dieses Dokument ist Teil einer Reihe von Studien, mit denen die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung in verschiedenen Staaten und internationalen Organisationen aus rechtsvergleichender Sicht dargestellt werden sollen. Die vorliegende Studie hat den Fall Italien zum Gegenstand, wobei anerkannt wird, wie wichtig die völkerrechtlichen und EU-rechtlichen Quellen für dieses Thema sind. Nach einem kurzen historischen Überblick werden die gesetzlichen Regelungen untersucht, die sich auf ...