Earlier this year, for example, the Euro traded at 1.19 to the dollar as speculation mounted regarding the future of the European Economic Union and the Euro itself.
Back in the heyday, when countries in the European Union dreamed up their economic union, most figured they could hitch their economies to the German locomotive, with its powerful mark currency and economy.
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European Union economic data released Tuesday showed Euro zone inflation was unchanged in September, at a 2.6% annual rate.
In overnight news, European Union economic data showed Euro zone inflation was unchanged in September, at a 2.6% annual rate.
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There was some weak European Union economic data released Monday that reignited fears the EU has slipped into economic recession again.
In overnight news, the Euro currency hit a fresh six-week low against the U.S. dollar on fresh disappointing European Union economic news.
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European Union economic data released Tuesday was a mixed bag.
Critics of European economic and monetary union have wasted no time before claiming that the euro's slide only goes to show what a disastrous idea the single currency is.
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Next Thursday the European Central Bank holds its monthly meeting and some believe the ECB will lower its key interest rate by 0.25%, in the wake of weak European Union economic data released recently.
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There was more weak European Union economic data released Friday, and it came from the strongest country in the EU. German business confidence showed a surprising drop in March after rising sharply in February.
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Recent economic data coming from the European Union paints a gloomy economic picture for the EU in the coming months.
Mr Lynch took Ireland into the European Economic Community (now the European Union) in 1973 and since then the Irish have embraced Europe with enthusiasm, happily ditching their own currency in favour of the euro.
This underscores the still-keen European investor uncertainty regarding the overall financial and economic health of the European Union.
After a brief period of better economic data coming out of the European Union, just recently the EU economic data has turned more downbeat.
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However, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report that said the European Union will see improving economic conditions in the coming months.
The enthusiasm with which Mr Blair greeted the election of socialist governments on the European mainland is cooling as evidence mounts that Britain is losing its battle to tweak the European Union's economic policies its way.
Prices rebounded from a morning sell off following news the European Central Bank cut its economic growth forecast for the European Union.
The weak political and economic state of the European Union gives the United States an opportunity to create our second global economic surge.
The federalists have always argued that European union would evolve gradually, with closer economic union creating both the need and the desire for closer political co-operation.
In overnight news, European stocks were lower on fresh economic news that suggested the European Union countries are in collective recession.
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European markets weren't help by disappointing economic figures for the 17 European Union countries that use the euro.
Amidst a series of downgrades to the euro zone economic forecasts by the European Commission, the governing body of the European Union on Wednesday actually raised its forecast for Poland's economic growth in 2008, to 5.4%, from 5.3%.
He joined with Kohl in trying to turn the 15-nation European Union into an economic, and perhaps political and military, superpower.
Even Joaquin Alumnia, the European Union's economic and monetary affairs commissioner who is against the "financial socialism" of bank bailouts, admits these were exceptional times.
One of the rather under-appreciated features of the European Union as an economic entity is that there are two wildly divergent intellectual approaches underpinning policy.
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In overnight news, European stocks were up slightly despite some fresh downbeat economic news coming out of the European Union Tuesday.
The market place is still tentative and here are the important overnight developments: There was more weak economic data coming out of the European Union overnight, which continues to suggest that bloc is teetering on collective economic recession.
European stock markets were lower Wednesday, on more dour economic news coming out of the European Union.
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The ground for debate over the economic policies of the European Union has never been more fallow.
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