Eurozone's unemployment rate remains at 12.1%, though state-by-state disparities exist.

Inflation at 1.6% for August as jobless levels increased to 2.95 million.

Markit's August retail PMI shows eurozone healing after exit from recession in second quarter.

ONS second estimate for GDP shows 0.7% growth in second quarter, up from previous 0.6% reading.

The 17-nation bloc stepped out of the recession at a faster-than-expected pace

The European Commission said on Wednesday (August 14) it welcomed data from the European Union's statistics office Eurostat showing the German and French economies pulled the eurozone out of the recession.

27.6% of Greece's working population was unemployed in May 2013.

Markit Eurozone composite PMI rises to 50.5 in July from 48.7 in June on accelerated activity in Germany.

Brazil and 10 small nations in Central and South America and the Caribbean refuse to support bankrolling Greece.

Unemployed people in the region decreased by 24,000 in June to 19.3 million from May, says Eurostat.

Industrial production rose 0.1% from April.

German chancellor will hold a summit to discuss ways to fight soaring youth jobless rates

The number of people registered as jobless in Spain fell by 2.6 percent in June from a month earlier, or by 127,248 people, leaving 4.76 million people out of work, data from the Labour Ministry showed on Tuesday (July 2).

Markit eurozone manufacturing PMI hits a 16-month high in June at 48.8.

Europe CEO Richard Holmes says apprenticeships key to fighting soaring jobless rates.

Households spent more on food and cars in May. But the French are more cynical than ever about their future living conditions.

European Union leaders agree on steps to fight youth unemployment and settle deals on banking resolution and budgets.

The world's largest food company will offer thousands of jobs to under-30s by 2016

Insee confirms France's first-quarter GDP contracted by 0.2%.

UK tobacco prices 94% above European average and alcohol prices 43% higher.

The Fed could begin pruning its asset buys, from $85bn to $70bn a month, this September.

Hourly labour costs rose 1.9% in the January-March quarter.

Eurozone's trade surplus falls to €14.9bn in April from €22.5bn in March.

Inflation up 1.4% in May from 1.2% in April due to rising prices of fruit, vegetables and electricity.

With no positive economic data, most European indices decline in early trade.

Industrial production grew 0.4% in April, following a 0.9% jump in March, 2013.

Government may decide on one-year extension after only accessing 40% of rescue fund.

Factory output shot up 2.2% in France, while Italy's fell 0.3%.

Number of jobless French creeps up to 10.8%, highest level since 1998.

Improving economic data in May will prompt the European Central Bank to freeze interest rates