EU bonds enjoy high credit ratings thanks to the backing by the EU budget which allows the EU to mobilise resources needed to ensure payments of interest and principal to investors. This memo describes how the EU meets its commitments towards investors.

This policy brief discusses how the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and NextGenerationEU contribute to the EU's priorities, including the green transition, digitalisation, and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its substantial impact on the ground, the MFF has...

STEP is a new EU regulation entered into force on 1 March 2024. It aims to strengthen EU's industrial competitiveness and sovereignty by funding the development and manufacturing of critical technologies in the EU, reinforcing their value chains, and reducing shortages of required labour and...

STEP is a new EU regulation entered into force on 1 March 2024. It aims to strengthen EU's industrial competitiveness and sovereignty by funding the development and manufacturing of critical technologies in the EU, reinforcing their value chains, and reducing shortages of required labour and...