http://www.eubusiness.com Latest business news about statistics, facts and figures of the European Union <hr />Advertisement<br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3125363935929935"; /* MPU */ google_ad_slot = "4186015603"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <hr /> daily 1 2007-01-02T13:25:17Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/germany-finance.oqy The head of the German central Bundesbank Jens Weidmann said on Friday that eurozone countries should be able to default, a possibility which the EU has gone to great lengths to avoid during the current crisis. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone finance Germany debt bank 2013-05-24T12:51:15Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-economy.oqx Key obstacles to a banking union, seen as a keystone in locking down the debt crisis, should be resolved within the next few weeks, the official in charge of the day-to-day operation of the eurozone told AFP in an exclusive interview. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone finance Wieser banking INTERVIEW economy 2013-05-24T12:28:09Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/italy-economy-trade.oq1 Italy's exports to countries outside the European Union fell by 0.7 percent in April from the March level, dampening hopes that sales abroad will spur recovery in the recession-hit country. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. indicator trade Italy economy 2013-05-23T10:46:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-economy.opz The downturn in eurozone private sector business activity eased in May, even as the recession continued, a widely-watched survey showed on Thursday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Headline2 PMI 2013-05-23T11:11:58Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy-bank.op7 Cyprus's central bank governor said on Wednesday the country's teetering economy could fall deeper into recession than previously thought. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. finance growth Cyprus bank economy 2013-05-22T13:44:43Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy-gdp.oos Cypriot Finance Minister Haris Georgiades said on Tuesday the island could suffer a double-digit contraction in GDP this year as a result of swingeing cuts adopted in return for a eurozone bailout. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. GDP Cyprus finance economy 2013-05-21T20:34:56Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ecb-eurozone-bank.on3 A review of banks' assets and a subsequent stress test for euro area banks could be published by mid-2014, before a single European bank supervisor becomes operational, says a top European Central Bank official. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone ECB Headline banking regulate bank 2013-05-17T15:31:32Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/economy-trade.olz The 17-nation eurozone posted a record trade surplus of 22.9 billion euros in March, up from 10.1 billion euros in February, official data showed on Thursday. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Finance IMF debt Cyprus public 2013-05-15T20:21:35Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-economy.ol6 A stubborn eurozone recession is taking its toll on emerging economies on the bloc's eastern frontier that rely heavily on trade with their richer western partners. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone CEE growth economy 2013-05-15T15:31:40Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/eurozone-economy.okv The dogged recession across the eurozone has snared key economy France, with the latest EU figures released Wednesday showing a full year-and-a-half of contraction as tens of millions languish in unemployment. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Headline2 Facts & Figures 2013-05-15T16:53:27Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-banking.ok8 European finance ministers struggled Tuesday to agree ground rules on how to treat big depositors in future Cyprus-style bank 'bail-ins' when lenders go to the wall. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Finance Headline banking resolution 2013-05-14T17:03:48Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/economy-eurozone.ojg Popular support for the European Union and greater economic integration to combat the debt crisis has fallen sharply, especially in key member France, a Pew Research survey shows. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone support economy 2013-05-14T10:15:44Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.oih The EU on Monday handed over the first two billion euros of loans agreed under the controversial Cyprus aid deal, the bloc's European Stability Mechanism said in a statement. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone debt Finance Headline2 Cyprus public 2013-05-13T16:12:38Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/latvia-eurozone.oi9 A majority of Latvians oppose their government's drive to join the eurozone this coming January, an opinion poll in the EU Baltic state showed on Monday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. eurozone Latvia euro economy 2013-05-13T14:21:16Z News Item