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EFSA and ECDC investigate multi-country Salmonella outbreak linked to chocolate products

An outbreak caused by monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium is rapidly evolving in seven EU/EEA countries and the United Kingdom (UK). As of 5 April 2022, 134 cases have been reported, mainly among children under 10 years old. The first case was identified in the UK on 7 January 2022. Since 17 February 2022, cases have also […]

Households and non-financial corporations in the euro area: fourth quarter of 2021

Households’ financial investment increased with annual rate of growth of 3.3% in fourth quarter of 2021, after 3.9% in third quarter of 2021 Non-financial corporations’ financing grew at higher annual rate of 3.4% (after 2.7%) Non-financial corporations’ gross operating surplus increased at lower annual rate of 7.5% (after 8.9%)

The Court confirms that EU law precludes the general and indiscriminate retention of traffic and location data relating to electronic communications for the purposes of combating serious crime

The national court may not impose a temporal limitation on the effects of a declaration of invalidity of a national law that provides for such retention.

Euro money market statistics: First maintenance period 2022

Daily average borrowing turnover in the unsecured segment increased from €127 billion in the eighth maintenance period of 2021 to €138 billion in the first maintenance period of 2022 Weighted average overnight rate on borrowing transactions in the unsecured segment remained stable at -0.56% for the wholesale sector and at -0.57% for the interbank sector Daily average […]

Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: fourth quarter of 2021

Current account surplus at €292 billion (2.4% of euro area GDP) in 2021, up from €219 billion (1.9% of GDP) in 2020 Geographic counterparts: largest bilateral current account surpluses vis-à-vis United Kingdom (€172 billion) and Switzerland (€77 billion), largest deficit vis-à-vis China (€83 billion) International investment position showed net liabilities of €180 billion (1.5% of euro area GDP) at end of 2021