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GDP up by 0.4% in both euro area and EU28

The FINANCIAL -- Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.4% in both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 during the first quarter of 2018, compared with the previous quarter, according to a flash estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European ...

Consumer sentiment in Europe remained cautiously optimistic

The FINANCIAL -- In the first quarter of 2018, consumer sentiment in Europe remained at a relatively stable ...

Minimum wages continue to climb across Europe

The FINANCIAL -- Increases to minimum wages have gathered pace since 2010, with the highest increases recorded in countries which had the lowest minimum ...

EU Member States granted citizenship to almost 1 million persons in 2016

The FINANCIAL -- In 2016, around 995 000 persons acquired citizenship of a Member State of the European Union (EU), up from 841 000 in 2015 and 889 000 in ...

EU Member States granted protection to more than half a million asylum seekers in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- The 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) granted protection status to 538 000 asylum seekers in 2017, down by almost 25% from 2016. In addition to these, the EU Member States ...

EU remains biggest development donor: €75.7 billion in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union and its Member States continue to be the world's leading provider of Official Development Assistance (ODA) with an overall amount of €75.7 billion in 2017, as ...

Hourly labour costs ranged from €4.9 to €42.5 across the EU Member States in 2017

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, average hourly labour costs in the whole economy (excluding agriculture and public administration) were estimated to be €26.8 in the European Union (EU) and €30.3 in the ...

Household real income per capita up in the euro area and in the EU28

The FINANCIAL -- In the euro area, in real terms, household income per capita increased by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2017, after an increase of 0.4% in the previous ...

Insecurity causes the consumer climate in Germany to dip slightly

The FINANCIAL -- The increasingly insecure state of geopolitics now also seems to be influencing the mood of ...

The EU has almost reached its target for share of persons aged 30 to 34 with tertiary education

The FINANCIAL -- On April 25, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, publishes the most recent data for the EU and its Member States on achievement against the two Europe 2020 ...

Government debt fell to 86.7% of GDP in euro area

The FINANCIAL -- At the end of the fourth quarter of 2017, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 86.7%, compared with 88.1% at the end of the third quarter of ...

Seasonally adjusted government deficit unchanged at 0.6% of GDP in the euro area

The FINANCIAL -- In the fourth quarter of 2017, the seasonally adjusted general government deficit to GDP ratio stood at 0.6% in the euro area (EA19), stable compared with the third quarter of ...

Euro area and EU28 government deficit at 0.9% and 1.0% of GDP respectively

The FINANCIAL -- In 2017, the government deficit and debt of both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 decreased in relative terms compared with ...

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