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22.05.2013 - Regional unemployment rates ranged from 2.5% in Salzburg and Tirol to 38.5% in Ceuta and 34.6% in Andalucía

17.05.2013 - Euro area production in construction down by 1.7%

16.05.2013 - Third Post-Programme Surveillance mission to Latvia by the Commission services

16.05.2013 - Euro area international trade in goods surplus 22.9 bn euro

16.05.2013 - Euro area annual inflation down to 1.2%

15.05.2013 - Euro area GDP down by 0.2% and EU27 down by 0.1%

14.05.2013 - Issues related to the continued issuance of the 1 and 2 euro cent coins

14.05.2013 - Commission outlines options for future of 1 and 2 euro cent coins

14.05.2013 - Industrial production up by 1.0% in euro area

14.05.2013 - Speech - Press Speaking Points at the Eurogroup Press Conference

11.05.2013 - Preparation of Economic and Finance Ministers Council, Brussels, 14 May

09.05.2013 - Statement by EC, ECB and IMF on the Tenth Review Mission to Ireland

08.05.2013 - Speech - Economic Dialogue on financial assistance to Cyprus

07.05.2013 - The future of EMU: deepening the debate

07.05.2013 - Speech: Investing for growth: comments in the EP budget committee discussion on the EIB's capital increase

06.05.2013 - Volume of retail trade down by 0.1% in euro area

03.05.2013 - Speech: Spring Forecast: slowly recovering from a protracted recession

03.05.2013 - Industrial producer prices down by 0.2% in both euro area and EU27

03.05.2013 - Spring 2013 forecast: The EU economy – slowly recovering from a protracted recession

30.04.2013 - Euro area unemployment rate at 12.1%

30.04.2013 - Euro area annual inflation down to 1.2%

29.04.2013 - Task Force for Greece - Fourth Quarterly Report: Support for growth and jobs in Greece

29.04.2013 - Task Force for Greece: Progress on technical assistance

29.04.2013 - Business Climate Indicator declined in April

29.04.2013 - April 2013: Economic sentiment declines markedly in both the euro area and the EU

29.04.2013 - Household saving rate down to 12.2% in the euro area and to 10.7% in the EU27

29.04.2013 - Business investment rate down to 19.7% in the euro area and to 19.6% in the EU27

29.04.2013 - The overall tax-to-GDP ratio in the EU27 up to 38.8% of GDP in 2011

26.04.2013 - European Commission's initial reaction to stability and reform programmes announced by the Spanish Government

26.04.2013 - Share of renewable energy up to 13% of energy consumption in the EU27 in 2011

25.04.2013 - SPEECH - Intervention in ECON committee on macroeconomic imbalances and fiscal policy

25.04.2013 - SPEECH - Financial stability and EMU 2.0

22.04.2013 - SPEECH : World economic situation and prospects in the wake of the financial and economic crisis

22.04.2013 - April 2013: Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator

22.04.2013 - SPEECH - Growth and deeper integration in Europe

22.04.2013 - Commission concludes ninth review of Irish programme

22.04.2013 - Euro area and EU27 government deficit at 3.7% and 4.0% of GDP respectively

19.04.2013 - Speaking Points by Vice-President Rehn at the EC-ECB Press Conference

19.04.2013 - Proportion of underemployed part-time workers up to 21.4% in the EU27 in 2012

19.04.2013 - EU27 current account surplus 31.4 bn euro

18.04.2013 - Statement by EC, ECB and IMF on staff visit to Portugal

17.04.2013 - Speech: Statement on Cyprus in the European Parliament

17.04.2013 - Euro area production in construction down by 0.8%

16.04.2013 - Euro area annual inflation down to 1.7%

15.04.2013 - Euro area international trade in goods surplus 10.4 bn euro

15.04.2013 - Spain, Italy and France: top destinations for holiday trips abroad of EU27 residents in 2011

15.04.2013 - Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on the conclusion of the review mission to Greece

12.04.2013 - Speaking points by Vice-President Rehn at the Press Conference of the Informal ECOFIN Council

12.04.2013 - Speaking points by VP Rehn at the Press Conference of the Informal meeting of the Eurogroup

12.04.2013 - Industrial production up by 0.4% in euro area and EU27

11.04.2013 - Share of population aged 30 to 34 in the EU27 having completed tertiary education up to 36% in 2012

11.04.2013 - Euro area house prices down by 1.8%

10.04.2013 - Speaking points by VP Rehn on the in-depth reviews of macroeconomic imbalances in 13 member States

10.04.2013 - Beyond the six pack and two pack: Economic governance explained

10.04.2013 - Commission concludes in-depth reviews as part of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure

10.04.2013 - Commission concludes in-depth reviews of macroeconomic imbalances in 13 Member States

10.04.2013 - Hourly labour costs ranged from €3.7 to €39.0 across the EU27 Member States in 2012

09.04.2013 - Speech: Recovery from the crisis - Coherent policies for growth and jobs

09.04.2013 - Statement by Vice President Rehn on Italy

07.04.2013 - Statement by the European Commission on Portugal

05.04.2013 - Volume of retail trade down by 0.3% in euro area

04.04.2013 - Industrial producer prices up by 0.2% in euro area

03.04.2013 - Euro area annual inflation down to 1.7%

03.04.2013 - Statement on Cyprus by Olli Rehn European Commission Vice-President and Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund

02.04.2013 - Euro area unemployment rate at 12.0%

28.03.2013 - Statement by the European Commission on the capital controls imposed by the Republic of Cyprus

27.03.2013 - EU Justice Scoreboard: European Commission broadens the scope of its analysis of Member States' justice systems

27.03.2013 - March 2013: Business Climate Indicator decreases

27.03.2013 - March 2013: Economic sentiment weakens in both the euro area and the EU

26.03.2013 - In 2012, for every person aged 65 or older, there were 4 people of working age in the EU27

25.03.2013 - Remarks by Vice President Rehn on Cyprus at the Eurogroup Press Conference on 25 March 2013

23.03.2013 - Remarks by Vice President Rehn on Cyprus

22.03.2013 - The number of asylum applicants registered in the EU27 rose to more than 330 000 in 2012

22.03.2013 - EU27 trade in goods deficit with Japan restricted to 8 bn euro in 2012

21.03.2013 - Regional GDP per capita in the EU in 2010: eight capital regions in the ten first places

20.03.2013 - March 2013: Flash Consumer Confidence Indicator

20.03.2013 - Commission sets out next steps towards a deep and genuine Economic and Monetary Union

20.03.2013 - Total weight of goods handled up by 2% in 2011

19.03.2013 - Euro area production in construction down by 1.4%

18.03.2013 - Statement by Vice Presidents Rehn and Tajani on commercial debt of public administrations

18.03.2013 - Euro area international trade in goods deficit 3.9 bn euro

15.03.2013 - Statement by Vice President Rehn on the seventh review mission to Portugal

15.03.2013 - Statement by the EC, ECB and IMF on the Seventh Review Mission to Portugal

15.03.2013 - Euro area annual inflation down to 1.8%

15.03.2013 - Euro area and EU27 hourly labour costs up by 1.3%

14.03.2013 - Employment down by 0.3% in euro area and by 0.2% in EU27

14.03.2013 - Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on Greece

13.03.2013 - Industrial production down by 0.4% in euro area and in EU27

12.03.2013 - Declaration by Vice President Rehn on behalf of the European Commission on the occasion of the European Parliament’s plenary vote on the Two-Pack

12.03.2013 - ‘Two-Pack’ completes budgetary surveillance cycle for euro area and further improves economic governance

08.03.2013 - Speech: European Semester – stable public finances and sustainable economic growth

08.03.2013 - EU27 current account surplus 34.1 bn euro

07.03.2013 - Almost a third of women and 5% of men having a young child worked part-time in 2011

06.03.2013 - Euro area GDP down by 0.6% and EU27 down by 0.5%

05.03.2013 - Latvia and the euro

05.03.2013 - Speech - Vice President Rehn's press point with Latvian Finance Minister Andris Vilks

05.03.2013 - In the EU27, both women and men could expect at birth to live 62 years in a healthy condition

05.03.2013 - Volume of retail trade up by 1.2% in euro area

05.03.2013 - Speech: Remarks by Vice-President Olli Rehn at the Eurogroup press conference

04.03.2013 - In 2011, 40% of treated municipal waste was recycled or composted, up from 27% in 2001

Coming soon

24/05/2013 : Public Hearing on Financial Supervision in the EU
29/05/2013 : European Semester 2013 - Country-specific Recommendations
19/06/2013 : Brussels Economic Forum 2013
06/12/2013 - 07/12/2013 : Conference on Current Account Imbalances and International Financial Integration

KEY REPORTS

Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure

Winter economic forecast: The EU economy: gradually overcoming headwinds

Autumn economic forecast: sailing through rough waters

Quarterly report on the euro area. December 2012

Annual Growth Survey (AGS) 2012

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