The European Commission on Tuesday disbursed €177 million in loans to Malta, as part of its €14 billion SURE financial aid instrument. 
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Next Generation EU: An opportunity in a crisis
The EU recovery fund presents the ideal chance to create a more social and sustainable Europe in the future; let’s seize it, writes Dennis Radtke.
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11 May 2021
Only 14 months ago, when we were talking about an economy that works for people, the transition into a more digital and green European economy was seen as a major challenge. The question of how to ensure that this transition is fair and socially acceptable was the one that stood above others; this is what led to the creation of the Just Transition Fund (JTF), designed to support those regions particularly affected by the structural change.
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By Jonathan Rick, Director of Research, Tradeweb
The European Union’s stepped-up role as a central funding source for member states as they recover from the coronavirus pandemic positions it in a unique spot among supranational borrowers. Issuance of Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) bonds over the past year and a further €800bn of potential new debt have transformed the borrower into a market bellwether, with liquidity and other market metrics commensurate with other leading European government and supranational names.
As it further standardizes its approach to funding – announcing earlier this month a strategy to issue around €150bn per year of bills, bonds and notes through 2026 as part of its Next Generation EU program – it will likely continue to bridge the gap between a typical supranational issuer and a government issuer of the confederation, with liquid securities across the yield curve. This change in market per