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EUROPEAN UNION

The European Union (EU), also know as Eurozone, is an economic and monetary union with a population more than 500 million and a combined GDP of approximately 15 trillion. The European Union, which started with six founding states, has grown to include 27 sovereign Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. This topic covers the EU's economy, events, and general EU focused trends and forecasts.

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Central Banks saved World Economy, now Beware the Fallout: IMFmore

Central Banks could face severe losses when they begin to withdraw the extraordinary sums of money they have pumped...

European Union Likely to ‘Bail In’ Large Depositorsmore

European Union will today meet to discuss & move forward the proposal to Bail-in depositors with savings of over...

Germany Under Pressure To Create Moneymore

The only holdout to this open ended commitment of Money creation has been the hard money bias of the German-dominated...

German role in steering euro crisis could lead to disaster, warns expe...more

By Ian Traynor – Jürgen Habermas, the Frankfurt professor whose political thinking has helped shape Germany over the...

Child Hunger Exploding In Greece – Starting To Happen In America Toomore

Some people are abusing the system & cost of food stamp fraud has risen sharply- Important signs that Child Hunger...

EUR/USD - Resistance and Supportsmore

EUR/USD had gone as high as 1.3201 after a break over 200-day moving average resistance ...

Europeans Are Thinking the Unthinkable: That Debt Defaults Might Make ...more

By Michael Sivy – None of the euro zone’s problems have gone away. Political crises beset France, Italy and Spain.

Europe, Unemployment and Instabilitymore

The global financial crisis has slowly yielded to a global unemployment crisis. This unemployment crisis will give way...

Eurozone Jobless Rate Hits Record 12 Percentmore

The latest labor market report continued to show a wide disparity in the jobless rates throughout the eurozone.

The Two Europesmore

Along with the divide between rich and poor in Europe, another has opened between the mobile and the stationary.

Economists, Greeks Wary of 'No More Austerity'more

Many Greeks are welcoming an announcement that further austerity measures to repay Greece's overwhelming debt will not...

Greece: Dangers of the Disaffected and Unemployedmore

With unemployment in Greece at 27 percent, it is not surprising to see both radical right- and left-wing groups gaining...

Balkans: New Extremism Poses Threatmore

Emerging extremist organisations in the Balkans are operating alongside existing extremist groups and may try to change...

Europe's Disturbing Precedent in the Cyprus Bailoutmore

What makes this crisis different from the previous European bank bailouts are the conditions the European Union has set.

A European Bailout Unlike Any Othermore

The European Union's bailout plan for Cyprus has nothing to do with socialism but rather with much greater stakes.

Austrians’ love of bank secrecy has deep rootsmore

By Michael Shields – Call it the battle for grandma’s passbook. That is how politicians here are framing a debate over...

European gold: Sold? Pledged! Safe. | Quick Takemore

We may soon see a situation, where people will accept only gold - and no paper currency

Forex Chart Alert: EUR/USD Breaks Over 200-Day Moving Averagemore

EUR/USD breaks over 200-day moving average but what else is on the way?

Forex Chart Alert; EUR/USD Bullish Signal With Triple Resistancesmore

After being in a volatile sideways range with the psychological support of 1.3000, EUR/USD had gone as low as 1.2745.

European ‘shadow state’ faces growing resistancemore

By Andreas Becker – Amid the EU’s lack of a strong central government to enforce common fiscal policy, a “shadow state”...

Germany welcomes immigrants from Europe’s Southmore

EurActiv – While Britain is trying to contain the influx of immigrants, Germany is making efforts to attract skilled...

China’s Silver Demand Increases as Euro Continues Downfallmore

China has become the world’s biggest Silver Market, both as a physical investment and in Paper Trading of Silver...

Germany sees itself as Europe’s grown-up, children sullenmore

By Paul Taylor – Buoyed by solid finances, roaring exports and low unemployment, Germany increasingly sees itself as...

No Significant Capital Flows Into Gold From So Called ‘PIIGS’ Yetmore

Who ever thought the issue of safety of Bank deposits would be questioned? Gold is an insurance which protects against...

Cyprus Capital Controls First in EU Could Last Yearsmore

By Yalman Onaran – Cyprus is on the verge of an unprecedented financial experiment: imposing controls on money...

Top Sources: European Union

  • thebeginner.eu
  • theneteconomy.wordpress.com
  • bloomberg.com
  • ihavenet.com
  • euractiv.com
  • BusinessWeek
  • platts.com
  • cfr.org
  • europeanvoice.com
  • econmatters.com

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