As the European Parliament votes in plenary, the S&D Group is calling on member states to ease travel for people holding an EU Digital Covid certificate. The European Commission last week launched a gateway for EU countries to issue and verify certificates, with nine countries already using EU certificates.

The European Union has gone through a series of particularly serious crises over the last 15 years, since the rejection of the European Constitutional Treaty in 2005. The last decade and a half has shown us that European decision-making has not been appropriate in terms of strategic anticipation or in support of actions to the satisfaction of Member States and citizens. Now, current European leaders are urging to "talk about the European Union." The time of words has passed.

New tax policies announced at the weekend in the G7 communiqué will face hurdles as the proposals are yet to be agreed by the G20 and other jurisdictions, says ACCA today, asserting that the three foundations for a sound tax system are simplicity, certainty and stability.

ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) have teamed up to highlight the important role of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) during times of crisis.

The Covid-19 pandemic required unprecedented public sector interventions in our societies and economies, globally. Governments had to react quickly and under significant pressure to protect both lives and citizens from the worst impacts of the pandemic.