It is only a few weeks to go until Lithuanians start using euros to pay for everyday transactions in their country. On 1 January 2015, Lithuania...
By Paul Carrel The European Central Bank (ECB) cut interest rates to new record lows on Thursday (11 September), unexpectedly lowering borrowing costs to try to...
Opinion by Denis MacShane As elsewhere in today’s EU affairs, the new leadership team has Made-in-Berlin firmly stamped on the package. Donald Tusk, the president of...
In August 2014 the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the eurozone remained broadly flat (at +0.16) compared to July (+0.17). Managers' more optimistic appraisals of past...
In August 2014, the DG ECFIN flash estimate of the consumer confidence indicator decreased in both the EU (by 0.9 points to -6.4) and the eurozone (by...
In June 2014 compared with May 2014, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector fell by 0.7% in the eurozone (EA-18) and by 0.3% in the...
Eurozone annual inflation was 0.4% in July 2014, down from 0.5% in June. This is the lowest annual inflation rate since October 2009. In July 2013...