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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
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Now playing Next Europe News 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
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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
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Now playing Next world news 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
