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Euro Area Annual Inflation Stable at 1.9% in May

added: 14-06-2007

Euro area annual inflation was 1.9% in May 2007, unchanged compared with April. A year earlier the rate was 2.5%. Monthly inflation was 0.2% in May 2007. EU annual inflation was 2.1% in May 2007, down from 2.2% in April. A year earlier the rate was 2.4%. Monthly inflation was 0.3% in May 2007.

European Online Ad Spending

added: 14-06-2007

Online advertising spending within the 13 countries of the IAB Europe network was Eur8.003 billion ($10.08 billion) in 2006, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Europe's "Pan-European Online Advertising Spend" study, analyzed by PricewaterhouseCoopers

Organic Food: New Regulation to Foster the Further Development of Europe's Organic Food Sector

added: 14-06-2007

European Union agriculture ministers reached political agreement on a new regulation on organic production and labelling, which will be simpler for both farmers and consumers. The new rules set out a complete set of objectives, principles and basic rules for organic production, and include a new permanent import regime and a more consistent control regime.

European Energy Strategy for Transport adopted

added: 13-06-2007

EU transport ministers, at a meeting chaired by the German Council President, Wolfgang Tiefensee, unanimously adopted the Council Conclusions on a "European Energy Strategy for Transport". They had discussed climate change, energy and transport for the first time at the March Council meeting, under the German Presidency, and laid the groundwork for this decision.

Euro Area Employment up by 0.4% and EU27 up by 0.3%

added: 13-06-2007

The seasonally adjusted number of persons employed in the euro area (EA13) rose by 0.4% (533 000 persons) during the first quarter of 2007, according to provisional national accounts estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities.

Ukrainian Outsourcing Market Reached $246 Million in 2006

added: 13-06-2007

In the past three years Ukraine has undoubtedly become the most attractive outsourcing destination in Eastern Europe. With the second largest population after Russia, a legacy of Soviet science and success-hungry entrepreneurs, the country boasts the fastest- growing software development industry.

Favourable Legislation Fires up European Biodiesel and Feedstock Market

added: 13-06-2007

Natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina and mechanical failures at pumping stations have highlighted the limited availability and unstable supply of fossil fuels. Europe's desire to be less dependent on oil imports has revived interest in alternative fuels. This need to be self sufficient has also induced encouraging legislation from individual EU member state governments for the biodiesel market.

Low business R&D a major threat to the European knowledge-based economy

added: 13-06-2007

The European Commission presents a new publication on Europe’s position in research and innovation. The “Key figures 2007 on Science, Technology and Innovation” shows that R&D intensity (R&D expenditure as % of GDP) in Europe has stagnated since the mid-nineties, while major competitors such as Japan, China or South Korea have been able to increase substantially their R&D effort, shaping a world where knowledge is more evenly distributed than ever before.

Organic Area Accounted for 4% of the Total Utilised Agricultural Area in the EU25 in 2005

added: 13-06-2007

In the EU25 in 2005, the organic area made up 3.9% of the total utilised agricultural area. The highest proportions of organic area were recorded in Austria (11.0%), Italy (8.4%), the Czech Republic and Greece (both 7.2%) and the lowest in Malta (0.1%), Poland (0.6%) and Ireland (0.8%). Looking at a longer time frame, for which EU15 data is available, the proportion of organic area in the total utilised agricultural area has increased from 1.8% in 1998 to 4.1% in 2005.

Industrial Production down by 0.8% in Euro Area

added: 12-06-2007

Seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.8% in the euro area (EA13) in April 2007 compared with March 2007. Production rose by 0.5% in both March and February. In the EU27 output fell by 0.4% in April, after increases of 0.5% in March and 0.4% in February. In April 2007 compared with April 2006, industrial production rose by 2.8% in the euro area and by 3.2% in the EU27.

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