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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12984
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ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS / Economy

Euro area inflation estimated at 8.6% in June and unemployment at 6.6% in May

Annual inflation in the euro area is expected to be 8.6% in June, up from 8.1% in May, according to a flash estimate published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Friday 1 July.

Price inflation was highest in Estonia (22.0%), Lithuania (20.5%) and Latvia (19.0%), and lowest in Malta (6.1%) and France (6.5%). It was 8.2% in Germany, 8.5% in Italy and 10.0% in Spain.

Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, energy is expected to have the highest annual...

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TERRORISM: EU and New Zealand sign agreement to facilitate exchange of personal data to strengthen cooperation
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
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INSTITUTIONAL
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FUTURE OF EU: following Conference on Future of Europe, European Parliament puts pressure on EU Council
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EDUCATION: ‘Pathways to School Success’, European Commission presents measures to combat early school leaving
COMPANIES: EISMEA launches call for proposals in field of standardisation
SPACE: European Commission announces €520 million to support space research and innovation
FISHERIES: EU Council adopts text revising some quotas for 2022
HEALTH: ECDC sees signs of new wave of Covid-19
TRANSPORT: European Parliament Transport Committee vote on ‘FuelEU Maritime’ postponed to October