Key measures to boost jobs and growth

The Capital Markets Union project has been at the heart of this Commission’s ambition to boost growth in Europe, invest in innovation and promote the EU’s global competitiveness. With now 11 out of 13 proposals agreed, the CMU will become a true driver of investment in the Single Market, providing additional sources of financing to EU companies and opportunities for citizens to save for their future according to the press release of the European Commission.

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Economic developments in the euro area

According to the remarks made by Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB,  published within the press release  of the European Central Bank, in recent months, incoming euro area data have continued to be weak and the economy has grown below expectations. That is, euro area real GDP increased by 0.2% quarter-on-quarter in the fourth quarter of 2018 (according to preliminary estimates), which was slightly up from 0.1% in the quarter before, but well below the 0.4% growth observed in the first half of 2018.

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