Forecasts 2010

8 January 2010 17:55

In 2010 Bulgarians will work more for the state

In 2010 the Bulgarians will work for the state 5 months to pay taxes. The so called "Liberty Day from the Government" in the past several years was in the end of May but in 2010 it is expected to jump into June, the Institute for Market Economy (IME) forecasts. The economist Petar Ganev has made ...

6 January 2010 10:48

2010 will be the year of China

Most international and internal forecasts focus on several issues that were important to forecast this time last year too. However, many of them do not count one quite significant factor which affects almost all issues - China. Why? Because for the past months, or even years, China stopped needi ...

8 January 2010 16:21

Unemployment will fall around the world but the Eurozone is in danger

By the middle of 2010 a significant turnaround is expected soon in their labor, inventory, and investment demand, with employment expected to improve. This is the forecast of a group of economists from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the World Bank, the IMF and the American Enter ...

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#euco The European Parliament will begin in a few minutes discussing the key EU summit on June 27-28. Stay tuned for live updates on this website

12 June 2013 10:13

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Adelina Marini #euco The debate on the preparations of the EU summit in the end of the month has just ended. The main priorities of the summit, according to the Presidency and the Commission should be fighting youth unemployment and boosting economic growth. The MEPs, however, raised several more issues they believe need to be addressed urgently: fast conclusion of the negotiations on the 2014-2020 MFF with the EP positions taken into account; the decision of the Greek government to close the state-owned ERT also caused severe debate; also touched was the topic about the need to emphasise on the community approach and reduce the intergovernmental one

12 June 2013 13:01

Adelina Marini

Very warm welcoming and quite a full house for the address of #Slovenia's President Borut Pahor in the European Parliament.

11 June 2013 13:05

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Adelina Marini We need a genuine European government, a genuine European Parliament with the same powers as the national ones, with a strong european central bank, Pahor said but refused to elaborate further. The Slovenes, though, want to be able to speak their own language, this is not about a melting pot

11 June 2013 13:51

Adelina Marini

#Latvia is ready to adopt the euro on January 1st 2014, the European Commission has decided. The European Parliament is yet to be consulted on the matter and the issue will be discussed by the EU leaders at their summit in end-June on the basis of a recommendation by the finance ministers. According to European Commission Vice President Olli Rehn, Latvia's desire to join the eurozone is a signal for the confidence in the common currency

5 June 2013 14:37

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