Tag: EU jobless

• Friday, September 1st 2017 - 14:28 UTC

  August inflation in Euro zone reaches 1.5%; Unemployment unchanged at 9.1%

  

  The inflation rate in the Euro zone rose to a higher-than-expected 1.5% in August, according to Eurostat, the European Union's statistics office. The preliminary estimate for the month was up from July's rate of 1.3%.

• Saturday, May 4th 2013 - 09:12 UTC

  Van Rompuy joins chorus of Euro zone policy makers promoting pro-growth measures

  

  European Union governments and institutions must take “immediate action” to promote growth and jobs creation as countries are tired of austerity, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said this week.

• Wednesday, July 11th 2012 - 22:33 UTC

  ILO anticipates further job losses in Euro-zone because of austerity measures

  

  The Euro-zone could lose 4.5 million more jobs in the next four years unless the region shifts away from austerity, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned. That rise would take unemployment in the 17-nation bloc to 22 million.