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Downward trend in the share of persons at risk of poverty or social exclusion in the EU

The FINANCIAL -- In 2016, 117.5 million people, or 23.4% of the population, in the European Union (EU) were at risk of poverty or social ...

GDP up by 0.6% in both the euro area and the EU28

The FINANCIAL -- Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 0.6% in both the euro area (EA19) and in the EU28 during the second quarter of 2017, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary ...

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

The FINANCIAL -- In the euro area, in real terms, household income per capita increased by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2017, after a decrease of 0.1% in the previous ...

Government debt up to 89.5% of GDP in euro area

The FINANCIAL -- At the end of the first quarter of 2017, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 89.5%, compared with 89.2% at the end of the fourth quarter of ...

EU school children to receive milk, fruit and vegetables

The FINANCIAL -- The new EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme will be in place on 1 August, ready to be implemented across the Union as of the first day of the 2017/2018 school ...

EU consumers show growing demand for cross-border online shopping

The FINANCIAL -- The 2017 edition of the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard shows that more and more EU consumers are shopping online and that their trust in e-commerce has increased, in particular in ...

The EU consumer climate remains friendly

The FINANCIAL -- The positive mood among European consumers has also continued into the second quarter of 2017, according ...

Household saving rate nearly stable at 12.1% in the euro area

The FINANCIAL -- The household saving rate in the euro area was 12.1% in the second quarter of 2017, compared with 12.0% in the first quarter of ...

After record migration, 80% of Syrian asylum applicants approved to stay in Europe

The FINANCIAL -- Syrians filed more than twice as many asylum applications as any other origin group during Europe’s record migration surge in 2015 and 2016. In response, some European countries ...

Euro area annual inflation up to 1.5%

The FINANCIAL -- Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.5% in August 2017, up from 1.3% in July 2017, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European ...

Annual inflation stable at 1.3% in the euro area

The FINANCIAL -- Euro area annual inflation was 1.3% in July 2017, stable compared with June 2017. In July 2016 the rate was ...

Climate link to European floods

The FINANCIAL -- The University has contributed to a major new study suggesting a link between climate change and the timing of floods across ...

Few see EU as world’s top economic power despite its relative might

The FINANCIAL -- The European Union ranks as the world’s second-largest economy by gross domestic product, but few people globally see it as an economic leader ahead of China or the United States, ...

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