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Brussels (Belgium), Feb 1 (EFE).- (Camera: EFE) The eurozone unemployment rate at the end of 2020 was at 8.3%, since the figure did not change in December compared to November.FOOTAGE OF BRUSSELS.
Members and supporters of South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party (DP) cheer as they watch a broadcast of an exit poll after Wednesday's parliamentary election. The DP and a small allied party were forecast to win up to 197 seats in the 300-member parliament, the poll shows, with the ruling People Power Party and its satellite set to secure between 85 and 99 seats -- down from the 114 they held in the last parliament. IMAGES
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire proposes the creation of a European savings product with willing EU states, in order to mobilize private capital for growth. SOUNDBITE
The EU sharply cut its eurozone growth forecast for 2024, Commissioner for the Economy Paolo Gentiloni says. Gentiloni says the European Commission predicts the single-currency economic area to grow by 0.8 percent in 2024, down from a previous forecast of 1.2 percent. SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says the EU is increasing its humanitarian aid for Gaza by 25 million euros ($27 million). "By doing so the European Union will spend a total of 100 million euros in humanitarian aid for the civilians in Gaza," von der Leyen tells EU diplomats in Brussels. SOUNDBITE