EUROPE: ALMUNIA (EU COMMISSION), "THE EURO CANNOT SOLVE ALL THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS OF THE EU" (2)

” “In the medium term, one million jobs should be created in the euro-zone "to be added to the 3 million jobs that have been created over the last four years". "But this is not enough – comments the commissioners’ council with the macroeconomic report that has been published today – for the twelve million people who are still unemployed in the euro-zone". In addition, the 12 countries that have adopted the single currency can have extra benefits, according to Brussels’ economy experts, by combining the success of the goods, labour and equity markets: an "added value" which could raise "the growth potential from 2 to 3%". To this end, they also ask the EU Council to prove they really want to support the structural economic reforms and invest "more resources in research, training and innovation".” “