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NEWS BRIEFS / Economy

Euro area inflation estimated at 7.5% in March

01/04/2022 (Agence Europe) – Annual inflation in the euro area is expected to be 7.5% in March, up from 5.9% in February, according to a flash estimate published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Friday 1 April. This rate was highest in Lithuania (15.6%), Estonia (14.8%), the Netherlands (11.9%) and Latvia (11.2%). It was lowest in Malta (4.6%), France (5.1%), Portugal (5.5%) and Finland (5.6%). Among the main components of inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual rate in March (44.7%, compared to 32.0% in February), followed by food, alcohol and tobacco (5.0%, compared to 4.2%), industrial goods excluding energy (3.4%) and services (2.7%). (MB)

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Russian invasion of Ukraine
CHINA: Beijing concedes to EU that it has a role to play in international peacekeeping, but offers no further guarantees
UKRAINE: Roberta Metsola in Kyiv to send a message of support to Ukrainian resistance
RUSSIA: EU High Representative deplores Russia’s decision to ban many EU officials from its territory
MOLDOVA: Ms Loiseau and Mr Paet call for additional support
ECONOMY: Commission wants to facilitate conversion of Ukrainian hryvnia in EU
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ENERGY: broad support from Member States for proposed regulation on gas storage
COHESION: REACT-EU, introduction of a unit cost of €40 to meet basic needs of refugees fleeing Ukraine
CULTURE: Ukraine calls for Russia’s exclusion from UNESCO and creation of European fund for heritage reconstruction
HOME AFFAIRS: Europol deploys teams to Ukraine’s borders
TRANSPORT: Russia announces it will keep hundreds of planes leased from European companies
SECTORAL POLICIES
AGRICULTURE: food security and agricultural markets to dominate EU Council discussions on 7 April in Luxembourg
AGRICULTURE: EU trade organisations disappointed with geographical indication review proposal
GMO: MEPs oppose EU authorisation of glyphosate-tolerant GM soya
ENVIRONMENT: MEPs keen to eliminate persistent organic pollutants in waste
ENVIRONMENT: in EU, 96% of city dwellers exposed to air pollution levels above WHO guidelines, says EEA
DIGITAL: DSA, targeted advertising and ‘dark patterns’ remain sticking points between European Parliament and EU Council
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
ECOFIN: ‘minimum taxation of multinationals’ directive and economic impact of Russian invasion on agenda of EU Finance Ministers
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COMPANIES: SMEs should be included in ‘Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive’, say several experts
EXTERNAL ACTION
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INSTITUTIONAL
PARLIAMENTARY PLENARY: Ukraine, energy and Commission’s mid-mandate review on MEPs’ agenda in Strasbourg
BUDGET: MEPs postpone decision on discharge of Frontex’s 2020 accounts
NEWS BRIEFS
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ECONOMY: euro area inflation estimated at 7.5% in March
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