Economics
Eurostat: Euro area international trade in goods deficit €32.4 bn
Imports increasing, exports decreasing. This is not how you export yourself out of a crisis Read Here
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Economics
Eurostat: Euro area annual inflation up to 8.1%
This will be hitting the real incomes of low-paid workers hard. Time for a tax break for rich EU citizens and corporations. Read Here
Economics
Eurostat: Industrial production down by 1.8% in the euroarea and by 1.2% in the EU
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases were registered inSlovakia (–5.3%), Germany (–5.0%) and Luxembourg (–3.9%). The highest increases were observed inLithuania (+11.3%), Estonia (+5.1%), Bulgaria and Greece (both +5.0%) […]
Economics
Eurostat: EU current account surplus nears 10 year low
In the fourth quarter of 2021, the EU seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of €49.6 billion (1.3% of GDP), down from a surplus of €69.6 billion (1.9% of […]
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eurostat: March 2022 – Euro area annual inflation up to 7.5%
Who is going to pay for this? Read Here
Economics
Eurostat: EU Exports Stagnating, Imports at Record High
The first estimate for euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in January 2022 was €199.5 billion, an increase of 18.9% compared with January 2021 (€167.8 bn). Imports from the rest […]
Economics
Eurostat: Eurozone trade deficit to 13-year high as it becomes increasingly dependent on China and Russia
The EU’s dependency on China and Russia due to Germany and Merkel’s “Germany First” policy has become all too obvious. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Eurostat – EU: A fifth of road freight kilometres by empty vehicles
Not terribly efficient, especially in the age of the computer. Read here
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Eurostat – Green energy products 2020: EU imports exceed exports
Not terribly auspicious for creating well paid jobs in the renewable energy sector, but then Germany wants blue hydrogen, so that’s OK Read here
Economics
Eurostat: Industrial production down by 1.6% in euro area and by 1.5% in the EU
The EU is not going anywhere at an amazingly rapid rate. Read here Photo: Wikimedia Commons