Link to the article: BBC News
How has the European Union grown since its birth in 1958? Who is and who isn't in the Eurozone? Where can you travel without passport controls?
The BBC's Europe Editor Mark Mardell explains how the EU has developed and its current structure.
Showing posts with label european union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label european union. Show all posts
Friday, 29 May 2009
Friday, 15 May 2009
EU recession 'deeper than expected'
Link to the article: BBC News
The European Union is suffering a deeper recession than expected. Figures from the EU show its members' economies shrank by an average of almost 4.5% in the year to March.
Economic output among the Eurozone countries also fell during the first quarter of 2009, largely because of a record contraction in the German economy.
Hugh Pym reports.
The European Union is suffering a deeper recession than expected. Figures from the EU show its members' economies shrank by an average of almost 4.5% in the year to March.
Economic output among the Eurozone countries also fell during the first quarter of 2009, largely because of a record contraction in the German economy.
Hugh Pym reports.
Labels:
economic contraction,
european union,
eurozone,
recession
Friday, 13 February 2009
New low for EU economy
Link to the article
New official data from Eurostat indicates the Eurozone economy shrank by 1.5% in the previous quarter and 1.2% on the year.
John Moylan has been looking at the figures.
New official data from Eurostat indicates the Eurozone economy shrank by 1.5% in the previous quarter and 1.2% on the year.
John Moylan has been looking at the figures.
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