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The Parliament of Finland holds a debate on whether or not to abandon the Euro as its currency following a petition that garnered enough signatures to force the issue into parliament. This comes as Finland as dealing with a weakening economy but the petition is unlikely to lead to the country leaving the Eurozone.
2016-04-28

A Reuters poll of economic forecasters finds that they are more worried about deflation across the Eurozone than is the ECB.
2014-02-13

Official European Union figures shows that unemployment in the eurozone hit a record high of 12.0% in February 2013.
2013-04-2

Latvia applies to enter the eurozone in 2014, in a move which could see it become the 18th member of the bloc.
2013-03-4

The European Commission states that the combined eurozone economy is likely to contract by 0.3% in 2012, as an ongoing debt crisis and high unemployment continue to wrack the 17 euro-using nations.
2012-05-12

The Hellenic Parliament votes to approve austerity measures demanded in return for another bailout from the eurozone.
2012-02-12

European Union leaders agree to a deal to reduce Greece's debts and provide an additional 100 billion euros for a bailout fund.
2011-10-27

Eurozone finance ministers agree to set up a permanent bail-out fund of €500 billion - the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). This replaces the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF).
2011-02-14

The European Central Bank worries about its ability to provide further financial assistance to eurozone members due to flawed legislation.
2010-12-20

The eurozone economy grows by 1% in the second quarter of 2010, with the German economy growing by 2.2%, its fastest quarterly growth in more than 20 years.
2010-08-13