This Economic Brief looks at past evidence as to what extent donors' economic cycles have an effect on their aid budgets. It generally finds only a weak correlation of economic growth and aid of OECD donors between 1971 and 2008, and aid was reduced in only about half of all episodes of deep or...

This report presents the findings of the second post-programme surveillance (PPS) mission of Commission staff, in liaison with ECB staff, to Lisbon between 4 and 12 June 2015. Economic and financial conditions in Portugal have further improved since the conclusion of the first post-programme...

This report presents the findings of the second post-programme surveillance (PPS) mission of Commission staff, in liaison with ECB staff, to Lisbon between 4 and 12 June 2015. Economic and financial conditions in Portugal have further improved since the conclusion of the first post-programme...