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State aid assessment: Final judgment on Apple
In September 2024, a Court of Justice (ECJ) judgment, rendered in appeal, concluded a 10-year State aid procedure on Ireland's past tax rulings relating to Apple. The ECJ judgment did not go as anticipated. In addition, the over €13 billion in aid to be recovered from Apple eclipsed the grounds for the decision, which derive from the specific historical structure of the business and national provisions.
This study examines the implications of future enlargements for the next MFF. It reviews adjustments made to the EU budget during past enlargements and estimates the budgetary costs of the accession of all current candidate and potential candidate countries (excluding Türkiye) under three alternative scenarios which distinguish between the number of enlargement countries and the timing of enlargement. It then provides policy recommendations for adapting the next MFF to enlargement. The study was ...
Research for PECH Committee - The future of the EU fishing fleet − First assessment of Member States’ EMFAF programmes for 2021-27 − Part IV: Case study on the Netherlands
This study reviews the implementation of the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) in the Netherlands, as regards the first acquisition of a fishing vessel, the replacement or modernisation of a main or ancillary engine and the increase of gross tonnage to improve safety, working conditions or energy efficiency (Articles 17-19 of the EMFAF Regulation). The study also assesses the future needs of the Dutch fishing fleet and makes proposals for the adjustment of EMFAF for the next ...
EUSF mobilisation for 2023 flooding in Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France
The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) helps EU countries overcome natural disasters. Ϸվ is scheduled to vote during the October I plenary session on a budgetary proposal to mobilise over €1 billion in EUSF funding for Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Greece and France, to deal with major flooding in 2023.
Partial payments under the Recovery and Resilience Facility: An overview
Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which began in 2021, will go on until the end of 2026. In 2024, the fourth year, this implementation is well under way, although with some differences having emerged across EU Member States. In August 2024, disbursements had reached €170.8 billion in grants and €94.6 billion in loans, or 41 % of the total RRF funding available. With the exception of pre-financing, the condition for disbursing RRF funds to Member States is the successful ...
This study analyses the absorption rates of the EU Cohesion Policy funds in 2014-2020 over time across funds (ERDF, ESF, CF, and REACT-EU), and across Member States and regions. It also provides a comparison with 2007-2013 absorption. A summary of absorption drivers, obstacles and undertaken solutions is presented based on the relevant literature and the findings of case studies. Conclusions and recommendations on improving the absorption of funds are set out.
Analysis of the 100 largest recipients of RRF funds per Member State
This briefing provides background information for the Committee on Budgetary Control on the information currently available concerning the 100 largest recipients of funds from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF).
EU assistance to Ukraine and scrutiny of the EU financing provided
The Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) will hold an exchange of views with the parliamentary Committees on Budget and on Anti-corruption Policies of the Ukrainian Ϸվ, the Verkhovna Rada, on 20 March 2024. This briefing provides background information for that debate.
'This is Europe' debate in the European Ϸվ: Speech by Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland, 13 March 2024
'This is Europe' – an initiative proposed by the President of the European Ϸվ, Roberta Metsola – consists of a series of debates with EU leaders to discuss their visions for the future of the European Union. The trilogy of resilience, competitiveness and security was at the centre of the vision of Europe that the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, shared with the European Ϸվ on 13 March 2024. Regarding competitiveness, he mentioned the single market, State aid, trade and economic ...
EU tax achievements: Looking back (and forward)
EU Member States' public finances have been under considerable strain owing to both the COVID-19 pandemic and the twin energy-cost-of-living crisis. To bolster EU economies in the wake of these challenging times, various initiatives were taken forward at EU level to simplify tax compliance for businesses operating across borders, and to ensure that taxpayers were paying their fair share. As the current Commission's mandate approaches its conclusion, this briefing looks at some notable achievements ...