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The FINANCIAL -- Populist movements have gained ground in many Western European countries, from the United Kingdom’s 2016 vote to leave the European Union to Italy’s formation of a populist government this spring. A new Pew Research Center report explores the attitudes

The FINANCIAL -- In May 2018 compared with April 2018, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 1.3% in the euro area.

The FINANCIAL -- The Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership, a multi-donor fund of which the EU is one of the main contributors, was officially launched in the Belarusian capital Minsk on 10 July.

The FINANCIAL -- The fifth edition of the Eurostat publication “The EU in the world” compares the European Union (EU) with the 15 non-EU Group of Twenty (G20) countries in the areas of society, the economy and the environment.

The FINANCIAL -- NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies on a regular basis and presents aggregates and subsets of this information.

The FINANCIAL -- Emissions from agriculture and transport continue to pose problems for European Union Member States in meeting EU and United Nations air pollution limits, according to updated data published by the European Environment Agency.

The FINANCIAL -- Top German officials are voicing sharp criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of next week's NATO summit, even as Trump is vowing to push hard for Germany and other European nations to meet NATO's defense spending goals.

The FINANCIAL -- An ambitious political agreement on increasing renewable energy use in Europe was reached on 14 June between the European Commission, Parliament and Council. The new regulatory framework includes a binding renewable energy target for the EU of 32% by

The FINANCIAL -- BRUSSELS – European lawmakers have expressed serious concern over the “further deterioration” of democratic standards in Moldova, after local courts invalidated the results of the mayoral election in the capital, Chisinau.

The FINANCIAL -- The euro area (EA19) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 8.4% in May 2018, stable compared with April 2018 and down from 9.2% in May 2017.