Lithuania ready to adopt euro, Bulgaria still falls short – EC convergence report
The European Commission released its latest euro area convergence report on June 4, assessing the readiness of EU member states
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Euro zone debt rising in spite of austerity measures
The combined debt in the eurozone continues to grow, even as many of the 17 nations in Europe’s currency bloc
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Latvia to adopt euro on January 1 2014
The economic and financial affairs council of the European Union (Ecofin) passed on July 9 a decision allowing Latvia to
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Latvia ready to join euro zone in 2014, EC says
The European Commission has published its annual convergence report on Latvia, concluding that the country was ready to join the
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Euro zone annual inflation to be 1.4% in May 2013 – flash estimate
Annual inflation in the 17-member euro zone is expected to be 1.4 per cent in May 2013, up from 1.2
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Βig question mark hangs over future of Greece’s largest bank
As Greek banks prepare for their imminent recapitalization, speculation mounts over whether or not they will be able to come
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Euro zone annual inflation down to 1.2% in April
Euro zone annual inflation was 1.2 per cent in April, down from 1.7 per cent a month earlier, European Union’s
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European recession now longer than 2008 financial crisis
The Eurozone economy shrank more than expected in 2013, falling two tenths of one percent between January and March. The
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European Central Bank cuts euro zone interest rate to record-low 0.5%
The European Central Bank governing council said on May 2 2013 that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate to
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