Carstensen, Kai; Gern, Klaus-Jürgen; Kamps, Christophe; … - 2002
unemployment continued to go up. While exports have gained some strength, domestic demand has just about stabilized. Against the … considerably. The budget deficit in Portugal and also in Germany will probably exceed 3 percent of GDP this year; in Italy and … do the same for Germany soon. However, it is not certain there will be the necessary majority in the ECOFIN Council for …