World news about “Eurozone”, including breaking news and archival articles published by euronews.
Surprise trade surplus for euro zone There was an unexpected trade surplus for the euro zone in September, thanks to recovering exports. The European… 17/11/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Euro zone out of recession in Q3 The euro zone jumped out of recession in the third quarter, but the region’s top three economies fell short of market… 13/11/2009 - tag: Eurozone
ECB optimistic about region’s growthThe latest word on the euro zone’s economic recovery from the European Central Bank is for improvement in the second… 12/11/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
French and Italian industrial output fallsSharp falls in industrial output in France and Italy suggests difficulties ahead for the euro zone’s still fragile… 10/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Economy
Brighter economic forecast from BrusselsMany Europeans may feel like we are still in a deep economic slump, but there are positive noises coming out of… 03/11/2009 - tag: Eurozone
European economy on the road to recoveryEconomic activity in the euro zone has exceeded the expectations of the European Central Bank, leading it to revise its… 03/11/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Economy
Boost in euro zone manufacturingThere is further evidence the euro zone is bouncing back from its worst recession in decades. Last month the euro… 02/11/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Eurozone unemployment hits 9.7%Unemployment in the eurozone reached 9.7 per cent last month, that is its highest level in nearly 11 years. Spain… 30/10/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Unemployment, Financial Crisis
Hopeful euro zone economic dataAn array of upbeat euro zone economic data has bolstered hopes of a durable recovery in the region, but experts… 23/10/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Eurozone ministers warn of recovery stallEurozone finance ministers are worried that economic recovery is being threatened by the shared currency’s strength… 20/10/2009 - tags: Euro, European Union, Eurozone, Jean-Claude Trichet
Euro zone inflation slips againCheaper energy and food pulled down euro zone consumer prices by 0.3 percent in September compared with the same month… 15/10/2009 - tags: Energy, Eurozone, Inflation
Industrial output signals recession endTwo of the euro zone’s largest economies – France and Italy – have announced surprise surges in industrial output… 09/10/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Euro zone GDP revised downThe euro zone economy shrank more than previously thought in the second quarter of this year. In revised… 07/10/2009 - tags: Eurozone, economic growth
Euro zone service sector expandsThe euro zone’s services industries returned to growth for the first time in 16 months in September. Economists… 05/10/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Unemployment on the rise in Euro zoneUnemployment in the Euro Zone has risen to its highest level in more than 10 years, adding to fears that the economic… 01/10/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Unemployment
Eurozone things are getting cheaperEuro zone consumers are paying less for their goods and services as rising unemployment reduces demand and the price of… 30/09/2009 - tags: Consumers, Eurozone, Unemployment
Euro zone set to return to growthThe economic health of the Euro zone appears to be improving as September saw a sharp rise in consumer optimism… 29/09/2009 - tags: Eurozone, economic growth
Euro zone services and manufacturing improveThe service sector in the euro zone expanded for the first time in 16 months in September. Surveys of around… 23/09/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Euro zone inflation stays negativeFalling energy prices kept euro zone annual inflation in negative territory in August. Transport fuels and heating oil… 16/09/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Inflation
EU says euro zone economy at turning pointThe euro zone is emerging from recession, the European Commission believes but its latest forecast for the year remains… 14/09/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Euro zone investor sentiment risesThe level of optimism among investors and financial analysts in the euro zone continues to rise. The latest… 07/09/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Euro zone still in recessionThe 16 countries of the euro zone stayed in recession between April and June. However, figures from the European… 02/09/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone
Euro zone prices down againEuro zone consumer prices fell again in August. Prices in the 16 countries using the euro fell 0.2 percent this… 31/08/2009 - tags: Euro, Europe, Eurozone
Euro zone more upbeatEuro zone businesses and people living in the region are feeling more optimistic about the state of the economy… 28/08/2009 - tags: Consumer Confidence, Eurozone
Euro zone loans still weakLoans to euro zone households and businesses fell in July and hit their slowest annual growth ever. That is… 27/08/2009 - tags: Eurozone, economic growth
Germany, France peak out of recessionThe Eurozone’s two biggest economies have shown clear signs of coming out of recession. Defying forebodings, both… 13/08/2009 - tags: Eurozone, France, Germany, Economy
France and Germany exit recession… show the eurozone as a whole … of a broader eurozone recovery. … 13/08/2009 - tags: Eurozone, France, Germany, Economy
Euro zone jobless up as inflation shrinksUnemployment in the 16 countries of the euro zone hit a 10-year high in June. It was 9.4 percent of the working… 31/07/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Economy
Euro zone loans weakLoans to businesses and private individuals in the euro zone grew at the slowest annual pace on record in June… 27/07/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Economy
Euro zone trade sputtersEuro zone exports and imports both tumbled in May. New figures from the EU statistics office show there was a… 17/07/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Economy
Euro zone inflation fallsA steep drop in fuel costs drove down inflation in the euro zone in June compared with the same month last year… 15/07/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Inflation
Trichet defends ECB’s bold policies… euros into the eurozone's commercial … supporting the eurozone economy enough … fall in the eurozone in June. … 03/07/2009 - tags: ECB, Euro, Eurozone, Jean-Claude Trichet
Eurozone still struggles with recessionWe are into 2009’s second half but the economic figures show there is still no reliable sign of recovery in Europe… 03/07/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Bad news on the European job front… the 16-nation Eurozone has hit its … lost in the Eurozone. … 02/07/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone, Unemployment
Euro zone: manufacturing shows signs of recoveryManufacturing in the euro zone shrank at a lower rate than expected in June but there were significant differences… 01/07/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Economy
Euro zone inflation dips into negativityEuro zone inflation has dipped into negative territory for the first time since it was created ten years ago. The EU’s… 30/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Inflation
Euro zone sentiment up amid rosier outlookEuro zone economic sentiment improved more than expected this month, especially among consumers and service providers… 29/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Growth, Crisis
Euro zone industrial orders plungeNew industrial orders in the euro zone plunging more than a third in April compared with the same month last year… 25/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Industry
World Bank issues pessimistic forecastThe World Bank is warning that prospects for the global economy remain “unusually uncertain” despite recent signs of… 22/06/2009 - tags: Banking, Eurozone, World Bank
Euro zone trade surplus risesThe euro zone’s external trade surplus increased in April. The European Union statistics office Eurostat said the… 17/06/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Euro zone inflation stagnatesMuch lower oil costs meant euro zone inflation stagnated for the first time ever in May. The European Union… 16/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Inflation, Oil
Euro zone jobless totals riseGrim employment news from the euro zone. The 16 countries using the single European currency lost a record 1.22… 15/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Unemployment
Q1 Italian GDP worseItaly’s economy performed even more poorly than originally estimated during the first three months of the year… 10/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Italy, Crisis
Juncker kills off talk of Eurogroup exitThe head of the eurozone’s finance body says he hopes to remain in the post despite a gentle reshuffle in his national… 04/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Luxembourg
Fears rise recovery may come at cost of jobs… in the Eurozone also rose to a … The 16-nation Eurozone's economy … 03/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, France, Economy
Eurozone unemployment hits 21st century high… in the Eurozone is at its … in both the Eurozone and the … 02/06/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Unemployment, Jobs
Euro zone inflation stagnantThe inflation rate for the euro zone was unchanged in May compared with the same month last year. That means that for… 29/05/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Inflation
Service and manufacturing activity rises in euro zoneEuro zone economies are showing signs that the worst recession in six decades is easing. The Purchasing Managers… 21/05/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Economy
Euro zone industrial output tumblesIndustrial output in the euro zone dived again in March. It fell by 20.2 percent compared with the same month last year… 13/05/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Industry
No euro zone recovery until mid 2010It will be the second half of next year before Europe’s economy starts to recover from the recession. That is… 04/05/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Eurozone – unemployment worseThe jobless total in the Eurozone is worse than predicted. Figures for March show umemployment in the 16… 30/04/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Banks tighten creditMarch saw the slowest growth in European loans to households and businesses, since records began 18 years ago… 29/04/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Euro zone inflation and industrial output fallThe recession continues to effect both purchasers and producers. Inflation in the euro zone halved to an… 16/04/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Inflation, Industry
Euro zone GDP performance revised downThe euro zone economy shrank more than previously estimated in the final three months of last year. The latest… 07/04/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Euro zone jobless rises furtherUnemployment in the euro zone jumped more than expected in February. It is now at 8.5 percent of the working… 01/04/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Unemployment
Euro zone inflation plungesInflation in the 16 countries using the euro plunged to an all-time low in March. The annual rate was 0.6… 31/03/2009 - tags: ECB, Eurozone
Euro zone economic contraction slowsThere’s been a little bit of good news on the euro zone economy. The latest data suggests a slight easing in the… 24/03/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Euro zone industrial output slumpsIndustrial output in the 16 countries of the euro zone plunged by a record amount in January. It was down by 3.5… 20/03/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Industry
Euro zone inflation reboundsHigher gas and electricity costs help cause a rebound in euro zone inflation in February. The European Union… 16/03/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Inflation, Electricity
ECB member: no euro zone default riskA member of the European Central Bank’s Executive Board has given a reassurance over any euro zone country defaulting… 06/03/2009 - tags: ECB, Eurozone
EU will bail out euro zone countriesThe European Union has pledged to bail out any of the countries using the euro if they face a serious crisis rather… 03/03/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Crisis
Euro finance chiefs meet over crisisMeeting in Brussels, the 16 Finance Ministers of the Eurogroup discussed Monday the impact of the economic crisis in… 10/02/2009 - tag: Eurozone
Iceland could join EU by 2011Under new direction, crisis-hit Iceland could move swiftly toward EU membership if a new centre-left government decided… 30/01/2009 - tags: European Union, Eurozone, Iceland
Brussels cuts growth prediction furtherThe European Commission’s new deep recession prediction includes a sharp rise in unemployment for the region and a more… 19/01/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Unemployment
Almunia says recession will be short but nastyThe European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into recession for the… 19/01/2009 - tags: EU Commission, Euro, Eurozone
EU commission warns eurozone of deep economic slumpThe European Commission agrees this year the nations using Europe’s single currency will go into recession for the… 19/01/2009 - tags: EU Commission, Eurozone, Economy, Financial Crisis
OECD downbeat on euro zone recoveryThere is grim reading in the latest predictions from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development… 14/01/2009 - tags: Eurozone, OECD
The euro – coining an ideaIt is ten years since the euro came into existence as the currency for 11 European countries on 1 January 1999. … 12/01/2009 - tags: Currency, Euro, Eurozone, Anniversary
December euro zone inflation lower than expectedEuro zone inflation plunged more than expected in December. The speed of decline in the inflation rate in the fifteen… 06/01/2009 - tags: Eurozone, Inflation, Economy
All change as Slovakia joins the euro clubThey are ringing in the changes in Slovakia. The country has become the latest member of the eurozone and people are… 01/01/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Stable Slovakia takes eurozone club to 16The arrival of 2009 has special significance in Slovakia, with the country becoming the 16th member of the eurozone… 01/01/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone, Bratislava
Slovakia adopts the EuroSlovakia has become the 16th country to join the Eurozone. From today, it has exchanged Slovak crowns for the… 01/01/2009 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Sunset on Slovakia’s korunaSlovakians have little time left to spend the last of their national korunas. When the clocks strike midnight on New… 26/12/2008 - tags: Euro, Eurozone
Europe’s markets open down despite bank rate cutsEurope’s major indexes have all opened down despite record rate cuts by the ECB and central banks across Europe… 05/12/2008 - tags: Bank of England, ECB, Europe, Eurozone, Financial Crisis
Retail sales down in euro zoneRetail sales in the euro zone fell much more than expected in October, highlighting consumer fears in the recession-hit… 03/12/2008 - tags: ECB, Eurozone, Economy
Euro zone ministers debate cash injectionEuro zone finance ministers have been meeting in Brussels to look at how to apply the European Commission’s 200-billion… 01/12/2008 - tags: ECB, Eurozone, Economy
Paris and Berlin gloss over differences on recoveryThe leaders of the eurozone’s two biggest economies have put on a united front on tackling Europe’s financial woes, but… 24/11/2008 - tags: Eurozone, Financial Crisis, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy
France hopes for German backing for EU rescue planWith the Eurozone officially in recession for the first time in history, it is expected today’s mini-summit between the… 24/11/2008 - tags: Eurozone, Economy, Financial Crisis, Angela Merkel, Nicolas Sarkozy
