Europe is likely in recession, EC says

The European Commission today said that the European Union countries probably are in the midst of a recession and that the outlook for 2009 growth is dim.
NOV 03, 2008
By  Bloomberg
The European Commission today said that the European Union countries probably are in the midst of a recession and that the outlook for 2009 growth is dim. The Brussels, Belgium-based EC said that the economy in the euro zone — the15 countries that use the euro as their currency — will grow just 0.1% next year. Economic growth for the European Union, which includes the euro zone as well as countries that don’t use the euro, is expected to be 1.4% this year, half what it was in 2007, according to the EC’s report. The EU’s economic growth will stagnate next year to 0.2% and improve slightly in 2010 to 1.1%, the EC said. “The economic horizon has now significantly darkened as the European Union economy is hit by the financial crisis that deepened during the autumn and is taking a toll on business and consumer confidence,” Joaquín Almunia, the EC’s economic and monetary affairs commissioner, said in a statement. “We need a coordinated action at the EU level to support the economy.”

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