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1、欧盟已摆脱经济危机Theeurozonehasemergedfromrecessionafterarecord18monthsofeconomiccontraction.欧盟在经历了18个月的经济萎缩之后现已摆脱不景气局面。 Thebloc'sGDPgrewby0.3%inthesecondquarterof2013,slightlyaheadofforecasts,theEurostatagencysaid. ThegrowthwaswidelyexpectedaftertheGermaneconomyrose0.7%betweenAprilandJune. However,th

2、eoverallfiguremasksthemixedeconomicfortunesamongthecountriesthatmakeupthe17-countryeurozonearea. GermanyandFrancebothpostedstronger-than-expectedgrowth,expanding0.7%and0.5%respectively. Portugal,amongthesmallestandtheweakesteurozoneeconomies,showedthefastestgrowth,at1.1%. Thecountrywasoneofthr

3、eethathadtotakeamulti-billion-eurobailout. Obstacles ButSpain,whichhadtoseekoutsidesupportforitsstrugglingbankingsector,sawitseconomicoutputfallby0.1%onthequarter. ItalyandtheNetherlandsbothsawoutputdropby0.2%. EuropeanCommissionVice-PresidentOlliRehnsaidthefiguressuggestedtheEuropeaneconomywa

4、sgraduallygainingmomentum,butaddedtherewasnoroomforcomplacency. "Therearestillsubstantialobstaclestoovercome:thegrowthfiguresremainlowandthetentativesignsofgrowtharestillfragile,"hesaid. "Anumberofmemberstatesstillhaveunacceptablyhighunemploymentrates;theimplementationofessential,butdifficultr

5、eformsacrosstheEUisstillinitsearlystages.Sothereisstillaverylongwaytogo." 2AnalystsfromCapitalEconomicssaid:"Thereturntomodestratesofeconomicgrowthintheeurozoneasawholewon'taddressthedeep-seatedeconomicandfiscalproblemsoftheperipheralcountries."2