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EU: Spring Economic Forecast 2007-2008
added: 07-05-2007

The European Union economy is expected to grow by 2.9% in 2007 and 2.7% in 2008 (2.6% and 2.5%, respectively, in the euro area) on the back of solid investment and stronger private consumption, according to the Commission’s spring economic forecasts.
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Volume of retail trade up by 2.6% in euro area
added: 07-05-2007

In March 2007, compared with March 2006, the volume of retail trade grew by 2.6% in the euro area (EA13) and by 3.8% in the EU27. Compared with February 2007, the retail sales index rose by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27.

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Industrial producer prices up by 0.3% in both euro area and EU27
added: 07-05-2007

The euro area (EA13) industrial producer price index rose by 0.3% in March 2007 compared to February. In March 2007, EU27 prices also gained 0.3%. In February prices also increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU27.
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Fourth quarter of 2006 EU25 current account deficit 4.8 bn euro
added: 07-05-2007

According to the latest revisions, the EU25 external current account recorded a deficit of 4.8 billion euro in the fourth quarter of 2006, compared with a deficit of 24.0 bn in the fourth quarter of 2005 and a deficit of 20.5 bn in the third quarter of 2006.
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Abolition of Stamp Duty Would Benefit Economy
added: 04-05-2007

Stamp duty on share transactions is damaging the economy, eroding pensions and savings and hitting investment according to new Oxera research.
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Commission Launches Debate on Future EU Policy on Retail Financial Services
added: 04-05-2007

The European Commission has set out, in the form of a Green Paper, its vision for future EU policy on retail financial services, which are financial products such as bank accounts, loans, mortgages, investments and insurance provided to individual consumers.
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Proposed Budget 2008: Growth and Employment at the Heart of EU Spending
added: 02-05-2007

For the first time, spending on growth and employment policies will represent the highest share of the budget, ahead of agriculture and natural resources. This is the key message sent by the Commission in its budget proposals for 2008, adopted today. At EUR 129.2 billion in commitment appropriations, the budget increases by 2% compared to 2007. Payment appropriations are set at EUR 121.6 billion, a 5.3% increase.
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Euro Area Unemployment Down to 7.2% in March
added: 02-05-2007

Euro area (EA13) seasonally-adjusted unemployment stood at 7.2% in March 2007, compared with 7.3% in February. It was 8.2% in March 2006. The EU27 unemployment rate was 7.3% in March 2007, the same as February. It was 8.2% in March 2006.

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Economic Sentiment Stabilises at a High Level in both the EU and the Euro Area in April
added: 30-04-2007

The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) remained broadly stable at a high level in both the EU and the euro area in April. The indicator edged down by 0.2 of a point in the EU and by 0.1 of a point in the euro area, to 113.6 and 111.0 respectively.
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Europe's digital revolution speeds up
added: 30-04-2007

Nearly 20% of European households buy bundled telecom packages, according to an EU-wide survey of 27,000 representative households. Almost 30% are now connected to the internet via high-speed 'broadband' links and households increasingly use mobile phones as fixed lines become less popular. 17% of Europeans having a home Internet connection use it for Internet telephony.
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