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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12823
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NEWS BRIEFS / Economy

Eurozone third quarter 2021 GDP growth estimated at 2.2%

29/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – Seasonally adjusted GDP rose by 2.2% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the European Union in the third quarter, compared with the previous quarter, according to a preliminary flash estimate published by the EU’s statistical office Eurostat. It warns that the estimate will be subject to revision. In the second quarter, GDP increased by 2.1% in the euro area and by 2.0% in the EU. Among the eleven Member States for which data are available, Austria (+3.3%), France (+3.0%) and Portugal (+2.9%) recorded the highest increase compared with the second quarter. The GDP stagnated in Lithuania and the smallest increases were recorded in Latvia (+0.3%) and the Czech Republic. Growth was 1.8% in Germany, 2.0% in Spain and 2.6% in Italy. (MB)

Contents

All Saints: please note that our offices will be closed for the Belgian public holiday on Monday. Issue 12824 will be dated Wednesday 3 November 2021
EXTERNAL ACTION
UNITED KINGDOM: positions remain far apart between London and EU on Protocol on Northern Ireland
ISRAEL: EU and 11 Member States denounce new settlement announcements
SERBIA: Stabilisation and Association Parliamentary Committee calls for implementation of measures to improve conduct of elections
TRADE: EU is world’s largest provider of Aid for Trade
INSTITUTIONAL
BUDGET/RULE OF LAW: European Parliament takes European Commission to court for non-application of Rule of law regulation
BUDGET: EU agencies got their accounts right in 2020, says European Court of Auditors
ECONOMY - FINANCE
TAXATION: more developed countries will be winners of international corporate tax reform, says European Tax Observatory
G20: A summit with modest ambitions, except for worldwide Covid-19 vaccination
SECTORAL POLICIES
DIGITAL: DSA, EU Council Presidency clarifies position on Digital Services Coordinators
DIGITAL: high level of cyber security, EU Council Presidency clarifies Member States’ competences
INDUSTRY: EU must do more to protect its industry, sector insists to MEPs
ENVIRONMENT: 2021 already second worst year for forest fires in EU, according to European Commission
FOOD SAFETY: European Commission consults on a draft regulation on evaluation and authorisation of biological pesticides
ENERGY: European Commission consults on establishing method for calculating amount of renewable energy used for cooling
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
GENDER EQUALITY: integrating gender perspective in terms of health is “crucial for effective health care services and policies”, says Helena Dalli
WOMEN: MEP Evelyn Regner looks to French Presidency of EU Council to break deadlock on Women on Boards Directive
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
COMPETITION: Court Advocate General interprets directive on compensation to victims of anti-competitive practices
EMPLOYMENT: Court of Justice clarifies concept of working time
NEWS BRIEFS
HOME AFFAIRS : public consultation to list ethyl alpha-phenylacetoacetate as category 1 drug precursor
ECONOMY: Eurozone third quarter 2021 GDP growth estimated at 2.2%
ECONOMY: eurozone inflation estimated at 4.1% in October
ENERGY: dozen organisations call on European Commission to set binding annual building renovation rate of at least 3%
CORRIGENDUM
MIGRATION: legal labour migration: an own-initiative report to European Parliament