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Multiannual Financial Framework
The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union (EU), also called the financial perspective, is a seven-year framework regulating its European Union, EU Budget of the European Union, annual budget. Proposed by the European Commission, it is laid down in a unanimously adopted Council of the European Union, Council Regulation (European Union), Regulation with the consent of the European Parliament. The financial framework sets the maximum amount of spendings in the EU budget each year for broad policy areas ("headings") and fixes an overall annual ceiling on payment and commitment appropriations. 2007–2013 Financial perspective The common budget of the 2007 to 2013 perspective was fixed to 1.045% of the European Gross Domestic Product, GDP. UK Prime Minister Tony Blair accepted to review the UK rebate, British rebate, negotiated by Margaret Thatcher in 1984. French President Jacques Chirac declared that this increase in budget will permit Europe to "finance common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EU Budget 2022, Long Format
The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated population of over 449million as of 2024. The EU is often described as a ''sui generis'' political entity combining characteristics of both a federation and a confederation. Containing 5.5% of the world population in 2023, EU member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around €17.935 trillion in 2024, accounting for approximately one sixth of global economic output. Its cornerstone, the European Union Customs Union, Customs Union, paved the way to establishing European Single Market, an internal single market based on standardised European Union law, legal framework and legislation that applies in all member states in those matters, and only those matters, where the states ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Resource
Natural resources are resources that are drawn from nature and used with few modifications. This includes the sources of valued characteristics such as commercial and industrial use, aesthetic value, scientific interest, and cultural value. On Earth, it includes sunlight, atmosphere, water, land, all minerals along with all vegetation, and wildlife. Natural resources are part of humanity's natural heritage or protected in nature reserves. Particular areas (such as the rainforest in Fatu-Hiva) often feature biodiversity and geodiversity in their ecosystems. Natural resources may be classified in different ways. Natural resources are materials and components (something that can be used) found within the environment. Every man-made product is composed of natural resources (at its fundamental level). A natural resource may exist as a separate entity such as freshwater, air, or any living organism such as a fish, or it may be transformed by extractivist industries into an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frugal Four
The Frugal Four was the nickname of an informal cooperation among like-minded fiscally conservative European countries, including Austria, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden. It partly evolved as a successor of the New Hanseatic League that was set up to make up for the loss of the like-minded United Kingdom in the European political arena after Brexit. However, it was never founded as a transnational organisation like similar cooperations of countries in the European Union with shared interests. Along with like-minded Germany, the ''Frugal Four'' advocated for EU budget rebates and tight fiscal policies in the eurozone governed by the Stability and Growth Pact, and generally advocated against a large distributive European budget and collective EU debt. They were, however, not Eurosceptic. The ''Frugal Four'' experienced widespread media coverage throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. On 3 June 2025, the alliance was disbanded with the departure of Denmark from the g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Development Fund
The European Development Fund (EDF) was the main instrument for European Union (EU) aid for development cooperation in Africa, the Caribbean, and Pacific ( ACP Group) countries and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT). Funding was provided by voluntary donations by EU member states. Until 2020 the EDF was subject to its own financial rules and procedures, and was managed by the European Commission (EC) and the European Investment Bank. The EDF has been incorporated into the EU's general budget as of the 2021–2027 multi-annual financial framework. Articles 131 and 136 of the 1957 Treaty of Rome provided for its creation with a view to granting technical and financial assistance to African countries that were still colonised at that time and with which certain countries had historical links. Usually lasting 6 years, each EDF lays out EU assistance to both individual countries and regions as a whole. Funding Until its incorporation into the EU's general budget in 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Next Generation EU
Next Generation EU (NGEU) is a European Commission economic recovery package to support the EU member states to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular those that have been particularly hard hit. It is sometimes styled NextGenerationEU and Next Gen EU, and also called the European Union Recovery Instrument. Agreed in principle by the European Council on 21 July 2020 and adopted on 14 December 2020, the instrument is worth roughly equally split between grants and loans. NGEU will operate from 2021 to 2026, and will be tied to the regular Multiannual Financial Framework#2021–2027 Financial Framework and recovery package, 2021–2027 budget of the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Money borrowed by the EU to fund the grants will be repaid using EU's own resources until 2058. The comprehensive NGEU and MFF packages are projected to reach €1824.3 billion, so NGEU effectively doubles the EU budget while operational. It is a revolutionary EU instrument in man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MFF2021-2027andNGEU2021-2024
MFF may refer to: Football * Malmö FF, a Swedish football club * Monégasque Football Federation, governs football in Monaco * Mongolian Football Federation, governs football in Mongolia * Myanmar Football Federation, governs football in Myanmar Science and technology * MAC-Forced Forwarding (also known as MACFF), a networking technology * Molecular Frontiers Foundation, a non-profit chemistry organization * MFF (gene), encodes the protein mitochondrial fission factor * MFF SIM, SIM cards for machine use Other meanings * Manly Fast Ferry, ferry operator in Sydney, Australia * Maryland Film Festival, Baltimore, United States * Midwest FurFest, a furry convention in Chicago * Milan Film Festival, a film festival in Milan, Italy * Minffordd railway station, Wales (station code) * Minnesota Freedom Fund, a non-profit for bail fund * Military Freefall Parachutist Badge, a badge of the U.S. Army * Multiannual Financial Framework The Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Migration Crisis In Europe
The 2015 European migrant crisis was a period of significantly increased movement of refugees and Human migration, migrants into Europe, mostly from the Middle East. An estimated 1.3 million people came to the continent to request Right of asylum, asylum, the most in a single year since World War II. They were mostly Refugees of the Syrian Civil War, Syrians, but also included a significant number of people from Afghan refugees, Afghanistan, Pakistanis, Pakistan, Refugees of Iraq, Iraq, Nigeria, Eritreans, Eritrea, and the Balkan people, Balkans. The increase in asylum seekers has been attributed to factors such as the escalation of various wars in the Middle East and Islamic State, ISIL's territorial and military dominance in the region due to the Arab Winter, as well as Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt ceasing to accept Syrian asylum seekers. The EU attempted to enact some measures to address the problem, including distributing refugees among member countries, tackling root causes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Globalisation Adjustment Fund
The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers (EGF) was set up by the European Union in late 2006 to support to workers (not companies or institutions) who have been made redundant as a result of trade liberalisation, so that they can either remain in employment or find a new job quickly. It provides counselling; job search and mobility allowances; new ICT skills and other forms of training; entrepreneurial support, including micro-credits. Since 2007 EGF has received more than 100 applications from 20 EU member states for programs that would support more than 100,000 workers who either lost their jobs due to globalization (56%) or as a result of the 2008 financial crisis (44%). The hardest-hit industries were in automobile manufacturing (22.5%), machinery and equipment (13.5%), textile and apparel (12%), computers, mobile phones and ICT (11.6%) and construction (9.6%). Conditions for assistance The Fund is activated upon request of a member state when a comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EU Solidarity Fund
The European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) was founded in 2002. Its objective is to provide assistance to European Union member states when large-scale disasters occur. Catastrophes are considered to be large-scale if the estimated direct cost of damage exceeds 3 billion euro or 0.6% of gross national income of the country concerned. Since its inception, the Fund has provided assistance to member states as a result of 56 disasters including earthquakes, forest fires, drought, storms and floods. According to a European Commission The European Commission (EC) is the primary Executive (government), executive arm of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with a number of European Commissioner, members of the Commission (directorial system, informall ... report, Italy and Germany have been the leading beneficiaries of these emergency funds, though in total 23 states have received support. Scope and eligibility The Solidarity Fund serves mainly to pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compensation And Benefits
Compensation and benefits refer to remuneration provided by employers to employees for work performed. Compensation is the direct monetary payment received for work, commonly referred to as wages. It includes various financial forms such as salary, hourly wages, overtime pay, sign-on bonuses, merit and retention bonuses, commissions, incentive or performance-based pay, and restricted stock units (RSUs). Benefits refer to non-monetary rewards offered by employers, which supplement base pay and contribute to employee well-being and satisfaction. These benefits may include health insurance, income protection, retirement savings plans, paid time off (PTO), flexible work arrangements (remote, hybrid), health savings accounts (HSA), dependent care assistance, transit benefits, continuing education subsidies, childcare support, work-from-home stipends, meal reimbursements, and employee recognition programs. Benefits, often referred to as indirect compensation, are provided to employees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
