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Jobs, companies and higher education institutes are concentrated in Europe's cities, which are crucial to the EU's competitiveness in a global economy. But problems of social exclusion and spatial segregation are also significant features of city life. These are among the key conclusions of an independent study conducted for the European Commission based on urban statistics gathered under the "European Urban Audit".
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Although the private car remains the main mode of transport for EU citizens, there is great awareness about its impact on the environment and traffic situation. According to a recent Eurobarometer opinion survey most Europeans favour measures to promote the use of public transport and encourage a more sustainable mobility. The survey also revealed citizens' attitudes towards air transport security and air passenger rights.
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People like living in cities and expect them to improve as places in which to live and work. Those are some of the main conclusions of a Eurobarometer survey on the Quality of Life in European Cities. More than three-quarters of interviewees were satisfied with the quality of life in their cities, and a majority were positive about their city's future. Though citizens were on the whole satisfied with the quality of services such as education, health and culture, they had concerns over issues including availability of jobs, housing costs, and pollution.
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High growth potential for the Central and Eastern European steam and gas turbines market. Its revenues will increase three times more over the next few years as a result of the rising demand for electricity and the need to replace obsolete power plant equipment. The marketearned revenues of $1.52 billion in 2006 and estimates this to reach $5.34 billion in 2013.
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According to the latest revisions1, the EU27 external current account recorded a deficit of 32.0 billion euro in the first quarter of 2007, compared with a deficit of 36.2 bn in the first quarter of 2006 and a deficit of 18.1 bn in the fourth quarter of 2006.
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The Conference Board announced that the leading index for Germany increased 0.3 percent and the coincident index remained unchanged in May.
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The euro area (EA13) industrial new orders index increased by 1.7% in May 2007 compared with April 2007. The index fell by 0.6% in April and rose by 2.9% in March. EU27 new orders gained 3.2% in May 2007, after a decrease of 1.6% in April and a rise of 2.7% in March. Excluding ships, railway and aerospace equipment, industrial new orders increased by 1.3% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU27 in May 2007.
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The UK government has been steadily increasing its security budgets in the face of growing threats to national and civil security. Recent terror attacks combined with upcoming events such as the 2012 London Olympics are leading the government to prioritise safeguarding the country against threats of this nature.
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A substantial majority of Croatian citizens say they are happy with their family life and personal relationships. However, citizens of this candidate country for EU membership are pessimistic about the future and dissatisfied with the low income levels, regional differences in economic development, high long-term unemployment and the quality of public services.
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Marked differences exist between EU Member States in the total number of days’ leave they offer workers, with some countries having almost three-and-a-half working weeks’ more time off than others. Research findings published from the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) show that workers in Sweden have 42 days of annual leave and public holidays combined, in contrast to workers in Estonia, who have just 26 days. In addition, the length of the working week and annual hours worked vary greatly from one country to another.
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