Barroso: EU will avoid slipping into recessionSeptember 5, 2011 - 10:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The European Union will avoid slipping into recession and is doing all it can to tackle the region's debt problems, a top official said Monday, September 5. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, who is in Australia on his way to a meeting of South Pacific states, said the 27-nation EU and the euro common currency are resilient and the region will continue to grow, albeit modestly. "We don't anticipate a recession in Europe," Barroso told reporters after a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and senior ministers. "The latest forecast by the European Commission shows that there will be growth - modest growth, it's true." "The European Union and euro are strong and resilient and we are doing all it takes from tackling the underlying budget problems to strengthening the governance of the euro zone, from tighter financial regulation to improving our overall competitiveness," he said, the Associated Press reported. World business leaders and finance experts gathered in Italy for the annual Ambrosetti Forum at the weekend offered a downbeat assessment of the global economy - with several predicting another recession due to a calamitous cocktail of sluggish growth, eurozone dysfunction, and financial market volatility. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |