Finally, some good economic news from the Eurozone – but will it last?

Eurostat figures released at the start of April 2017 show the Eurozone unemployment rate has dropped to its lowest level for almost eight years. Harald Sander writes that there are now some solid grounds for optimism about the Eurozone economy, but that after nine years of economic struggles, a great deal more needs to be done to redress the damage from the Eurozone crisis

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ESO: Background information: Economic performance and forecasts http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-economic-performance-and-forecasts/

ESO: Background information: Economy, finance and the euro publications http://www.europeansources.info/record/economy-finance-and-the-euro-publications/

Eurostat: Euro-indicators/PEEIs http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/euro-indicators/peeis

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