#Economy

Prime Minister’s Decrees and involvement of the Chamber. Amendment establishing a new mode of Government- Parliament relations

To grasp the relevance of this innovation, mention must be made of the heated – at times controversial – debate…

Coronavirus Covid-19: Lebanon, second phase to start May 4. Fr. Abboud (Caritas): “Country on its knees. Children lack food”

Lebanon is caught in the grips of a financial crisis and the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. The first-hand account of Caritas…

Virus blow to the economy. EU Commission: violent shock, requiring joint response

The College of Commissioners released its economic forecasts, signalling GDP in free fall throughout Europe and envisioning “uneven recession.” Unemployment…

Economy: Euro area -7.75% in 2020. Commission, “coronavirus major shock, severe social consequences”

Lebanon, revolution restarts amid protests and Covid-19. There is now fear that the revolts, as well as politics, could be “denominationally” manipulated

The very serious economic and political crisis might be more impactful than the Coronavirus: Lebanon announced sovereign default in March…

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Dombrovskis (EU), “liquidity taps must stay turned on to support households and businesses”

European Union: the coronavirus revives solidarity, but there is still a long way ahead

The meeting of EU Heads of Government and State gave the go-ahead to a € 540 billion package agreed by…

COVID-19 Coronavirus: EU Commission, €3 billion assistance package for 10 neighbourhood countries. “Limit the economic fallout of the pandemic”

COVID-19 Coronavirus: COE Development Bank approves €300 million loan to Italy

Eurobond and ESM. Visentini (ETUC): “Let’s not play with words. Workers and businesses need financial support”

The Secretary-General of the European Trade Union Confederation indicates to SIR the necessary responses to the present emergency and the…

Credible players at the EU decision-making table

Italy is marked by four major aspects: two positive and two problematic ones. The first is the significant way in…