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Eurozone narrowly dodges recession
Eurozone narrowly dodges recession
Economy
by  AFP

The eurozone economy narrowly avoided a technical recession in the second half of 2023 but stagnated in the final three months of the year, official data showed Tuesday. The data also showed the EU and the eurozone economies grew by 0.5 percent in the whole of 2023, compared to the previous year.

Unionists to end boycott of N. Ireland government
Unionists to end boycott of N. Ireland government
Economy
by  AFP

Northern Ireland's main pro-UK party, the DUP, said on Tuesday it endorses a deal with the UK government allowing it to end a long-running boycott of the province's devolved administration. If approved, the deal would allow the DUP and the nationalist pro-Irish Sinn Fein to elect a speaker for the Assembly as early as next week.