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The euro fell against other currencies again on Friday a day after European Union leaders offered their support, but no tangible1 aid to debt racked Greece. The fall of the European currency was not the only bleak2 economic news hitting the EU.
The 16-member eurozone was hit with more bad news on Friday, with a new report by the European statistical3 office, Eurostat, showing EU economies growing by only 0.1 percent during the last quarter of 2009.
The euro also slid in currency markets, reflecting lingering jitters4 about the eurozone - specifically deficit5 strapped6 member Greece.
Analysts8 suggest the slide also reflected disappointment in the failure of other EU members to offer strong assistance to Greece during a summit Thursday in Brussels.
While EU leaders said they support Athens, they stressed it was up to Greece to put its economic house in order. They did not offer tangible commitments or hard cash.
European finance ministers are expected to hammer out details of possible European aid to Greece during a meeting early next week. But analyst7 Susanne Nies, for one, believes the EU must offer a strong economic plan for the future which includes strengthening the statistical agency Eurostat. Nies, who heads the Brussels office of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), says the Europeans should have seen the Greek crisis coming a long time ago. "What is really necessary is to reinforce Eurostat to avoid these kinds of things happening. Second, a clear sanction mechanism9, which doesn't exist, and third, the Eurogroup has to become a real actor today. And in the long-term perspective, the European domestic market needs to function differently," she said.
In Brussels, the European Commission said it was preparing new measures to better coordinate10 among the 16 members using the euro currency and supervise their economic policies to avoid future crises. The measures could be part of the EU's longer term economic plans.
1 tangible | |
adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的 | |
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adj.(天气)阴冷的;凄凉的;暗淡的 | |
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adj.统计的,统计学的 | |
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n.pl.紧张(通常前面要有the) | |
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5 deficit | |
n.亏空,亏损;赤字,逆差 | |
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adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带 | |
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n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家 | |
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n.机械装置;机构,结构 | |
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adj.同等的,协调的;n.同等者;vt.协作,协调 | |
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