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2025 Euro Area Report

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Identification
Institutional Paper 304
Publication date
18 December 2024
Author
Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

Description

The report provides an in-depth analysis of economic developments and policy challenges in the euro area, underscoring its remarkable resilience in navigating recent economic shocks. It examines key challenges, including high energy costs, demographic pressures, and productivity stagnation, and their implications for competitiveness. The analysis highlights the critical role of investment, skills development, and innovation in fostering long-term growth and advancing the green and digital transitions. Additionally, the report addresses fiscal and financial market dynamics, outlining policies to ensure stability and promote inclusive growth. This report provides the analytical underpinning for the 2025 euro area recommendation.

Information and identifiers

Institutional Paper 304. December 2024. Brussels. PDF. 62pp. Tab. Graph. Bibliogr. Free.

KC-BC-24-031-EN-N (online) 
ISBN 978-92-68-17462-3 (online) 
ISSN 2443-8014 (online)
doi:10.2765/243032 (online)

JEL classification : E0, G0, H0, J0, 03, 04.

Disclaimer

European Economy Institutional Papers are important reports analysing the economic situation and economic developments prepared by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, which serve to underpin economic policy-making by the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. Views expressed in unofficial documents do not necessarily represent the views of the European Commission.

2025 Euro Area Report

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2025 Euro Area Report