Now playing Next Economy Croatia leaps closer to euro with historic spending plans Croatia is due to enter the Eurozone at the start of 2023. 30/11/2022
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone inflation climbed to new record high of 10.7% in October Eurozone inflation climbed to new record high of 10.7% in October 31/10/2022
Now playing Next Economy 'The worst is yet to come': IMF cuts global & euro area growth outlook Overall, the global economy should grow by 2.7%, down 0.2% compared to the previous forecast. 11/10/2022
Now playing Next Europe News After years of EU scrutiny, Greece promises balanced budget Greece has promised to return to a budget surplus in 2023, submitting its first spending blueprint in 12 years that is not under the direct scrutiny of European bailout lenders. 03/10/2022
Now playing Next Economy Eurozone inflation reaches new record high of 10% in September Eurozone inflation reaches new record high of 10% in September. 30/09/2022
Now playing Next Europe News The rise and rise of Europe's bread prices amid the war in Ukraine Hungary has been the worst hit - it saw a huge 65.5% rise over the year, while France, famous for its baguettes, has seen the slowest growth in prices. 21/09/2022
Now playing Next Europe News ECB announces largest interest rate hike in bid to fight inflation The ECB's three key interest rates were each raised by 75 basis points. 08/09/2022
Now playing Next Economy Which countries use the euro as their currency? Now, the euro area includes 19 European Union member states. Croatia will soon join the eurozone as its 20th member. 16/08/2022
Now playing Next Economy Croatia gets final approval to adopt the euro on 1 January 2023 The eastern European country will officially become the 20th member of the eurozone on 1 January 2023 — nearly a decade after first becoming a member of the European Union. 12/07/2022
Now playing Next Economy Which parts of the Eurozone are being hardest hit by record inflation? Eurozone inflation is expected to hit a record high of 7.5% in April. 12/05/2022
Now playing Next Money Euro banknotes set for first full redesign in 20 years The European Central Bank will create focus groups to create a shortlist of potential themes for the new euro banknotes. 06/12/2021
Now playing Next Tech News Eurozone GDP recovered more rapidly than expected post-COVID lockdowns Increased consumer spending was marked out as a catalyst for a rapid rise in GDP in the EU and eurozone, according to the new report. 09/09/2021
Now playing Next World News Euro area debt soars to 98% of GDP amid COVID-19 crisis - Eurostat Public debt and deficit surged last year across the EU as governments borrowed massively to mitigate the impacts of pandemic lockdowns. 22/04/2021
Now playing Next World News France and Italy in recession as Spain sees record GDP decline The devastating impact of the coronavirus lockdowns came into sharp focus today when the latest economic data was released. 30/04/2020
Now playing Next World News EU unemployment drops to lowest level in nearly two decades: Eurostat Official figures from Eurostat found that the unemployment rate for the EU stood at 6.2% in August — the lowest level since January 2000. 30/09/2019
Now playing Next Economy The week in numbers Euro winners and losers, pro-EU alliances and good weather, bad air quality. 01/03/2019
Now playing Next Economy Cash out: Eurozone banks stop issuing €500 note in fight against crime Moves to phase out the euro’s highest-value banknote took a major step forward on Monday. 28/01/2019
Now playing Next Economy 20 years on — has the euro been a success? On the 20th anniversary of the currency, Euronews speaks to economist Duncan Weldon about how successful the euro has been and what we can expect next from the currency. 01/01/2019
Now playing Next Economy Ball is now in Italy's camp, says Austria Italy's budget dispute with Brussels is likely to escalate in coming weeks unless Rome revises its free-spending plans 05/11/2018
Now playing Next Economy ECB's Mersch unveils new 100 and 200 euro banknotes Yves Mersch, member of the ECB's Executive Board, unveiled the new 100 and 200 euro banknotes on Monday (September 17), saying they were more secure than the old version and easier to handle. 17/09/2018