The implementation of the SURE instrument, which aims to support national short-time working schemes in the context of the pandemic, is proceeding smoothly, according to the third report on implementation of the instrument, published on Thursday 24 March.
According to the report, almost all of SURE’s €94 billion in financial assistance has been paid out to the 19 Member States that applied for it. Most of the financial assistance was disbursed in just 7 months, from October 2020 to May...