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Euro area external trade deficit 7.8 bn euro

added: 22-03-2007

The first estimate for the euro area (EA13) trade balance with the rest of the world in January 2007 gave a 7.8 bn euro deficit compared with -9.9 bn in January 2006. The December 2006 balance was +3.2 bn, compared with -1.4 bn in December 2005. In January 2007 compared with December 2006, exports, seasonally adjusted, fell by 0.4% while imports rose by 0.2%.

PayPal Announces Nearly 35 Million Accounts in Europe

added: 21-03-2007

PayPal announced that it has nearly 35 million accounts in Europe. This milestone demonstrates the growing popularity of PayPal among internet consumers and merchants across Europe.

The main concerns of Commission Communication: trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks

added: 21-03-2007

The Leading Index for Spain Increased 0.7 Percent

added: 21-03-2007

The Conference Board announced today that the leading index for Spain increased 0.7 percent and the coincident index increased 0.4 percent in January.

The main concerns of Commission Communication: trans-European transport, energy and telecommunications networks

added: 21-03-2007

EU problem with meat-and-bone meal smuggling

added: 21-03-2007

Foodwatch has discovered that the international smuggling of meat-and-bone meal has greater dimensions than assumed beforehand and is indeed an EU-wide problem. According to Eurostat, the EU's office for statistics, more than 242,000 tonnes of animal meal were exported to Non-EU-Countries. This is an increase of 150 percent compared to the previous year (97,000 tonnes).

EU Development Aid: results for 2006

added: 21-03-2007

The European Commission presented its results for external assistance and development aid in 2006. Figures show that the Commission implemented more projects and programmes than ever before continuing the upward trend started in 2001, when it launched far-reaching reforms in this area.

Euro area: Construction Output up by 0.6%

added: 20-03-2007

In the construction sector, seasonally adjusted production grew by 0.6% in the euro area (EA13) and by 1.1% in the EU27 in January 2007, compared to the previous month. In December 2006, production increased by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU27.

Tax Revenue in the EU between 1995 and 2005

added: 20-03-2007

In 2005, tax revenue (i.e. the total amount of taxes and social contributions) in the EU27 stood at 40.8% of GDP, compared with 40.4% in 2004. In the euro area (EA13) tax revenue was 41.2% of GDP in 2005, compared to 40.9% in 2004.

Majorities or Pluralities in Five European Countries Believe Life Has Become Worse Since Joining the EU

added: 20-03-2007

This latest Financial Times/Harris Poll shows that except in Spain, majorities or pluralities of adults in the five largest European countries believe that life in their country has become worse since it became part of the European Union (EU), not a vote of confidence for the EU.

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