the euro zone trade surplus. a better net trade result in the first quarter came mainly from higher exports of machinery, vehicles and chemicals and a drop in imports of energy. imports from russia, once a key supplier of oil and gas to the eu, were 72.1% lower in the january march period than a year earlier as the eu stopped buying most of its energy from moscow following the russian invasion of ukraine in late february 2022. joining me is sylvain broyer, chief economist emea, s&p global ratings. what to be make of these numbers? a pretty anaemic growth figure. there are a few positives, pretty anaemic growth figure. there are a few positives, the pretty anaemic growth figure. ii” are a few positives, the european economy has avoided recession, there is an upsurge in demand partly related to the opening of china and the european industry and job creation are strong. the outlook for the second quarter and third quarter is still 0k, the second quarter and third quarter i
in the north west of syria. our other main story this hour, ambulance workers join nurses taking strike action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walkout in england over pay disputes. we have been discussing this coming year from april s pay with the unions. we have the process - through the review pay body, it s an independent process, - and we are keen to get the evidence that reflects the pressure the nhs. has been under and the wider context in terms of inflation. the headteacher of one of the uk s top private schools has been found dead, along with her husband and 7 year old daughter. the first day of sentencing for david carrick here is how he carried out a catalogue of violent and brutal sexual offences hears how. and beyonce breaks records at the grammys and harry styles picks up album of the year at the music awards. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. more than 1,900 people are reported to have been killed by powerful earthquakes which struck southern tu
almost a year after russia invaded ukraine the bbc sjohn simpson talks to president zelensky about his country s future. because of soaring energy costs. and coming up on sportsday on the the bbc news channel. as they prepare for this summers world cup, euro 2020 winners england take on south korea this evening in their first game of the arnold clark cup. good evening. the family of the missing woman nicola bulley have called for people to focus on finding her and to stop speculating about her private life. it s nearly three weeks since the 45 year old disappeared on a dog walk in lancashire after dropping her two children at school. detectives have been criticised for revealing very personal details about her struggles with alcohol and the menopause yesterday. tonight lancashire police say they have referred themselves to the independent office for please contact over contact they had with nicola bulley more than a fortnight before she disappeared. danny savage reports. n
right thing to do, and the right thing for the country to help it beat inflation. arrests continue in afghanistan as protests persist against the new ban by the taliban on women and girls attending universities. police in pakistan say at least two people, including a police officer, have been killed in a suicide blast in the capital, islamabad. china insists it has its current covid outbreak under control reporting fewer than 4,000 new cases and no deaths for the third day running. but forecasters warn the true number could be as much asi million, with 5,000 deaths a day. a fierce arctic winter storm has triggered emergency alerts across large parts of the united states, and forced the cancellation of more than 2,000 flights. forecasters say the cold snap could bring the coldest christmas in decades. presidentjoe biden has encouraged everyone to heed warnings and bring forward christmas travel plans where possible. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is
Furniture Industry News: In a general membership meeting prior to their annual symposium, Furniture First recognized these two long-time board members as their terms on the cooperative buying group’s governing body ended.