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Belgium's economy expanded at a slightly faster-than-expected rate in the final three months of 2013, latest figures from the National Bank of Belgium showed Tuesday.

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Eurozone retail sales grew more-than-expected at the start of the year, recovering strongly from a slump in the previous month, figures from Eurostat showed Wednesday.

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The European Central Bank is likely to maintain status quo on Thursday after recent indicators signaled stabilizing economic conditions. Following the policy meeting in Frankfurt on Thursday, the Governing Council is expected to hold the main refinancing rate at a record low 0.25 percent for a fourth month in a row. The announcement is due at 7.45 am ET.

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German industrial production increased for a third straight month in January, official data showed Friday.

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Moody's raised the credit rating outlook for the Netherlands and Belgium to stable from negative, on Friday.

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The French economy is likely to expand 0.2 percent in the first quarter of 2014, survey data from the Bank of France suggested Monday.

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German exports grew more than expected in January after declining in December, official data showed Tuesday.

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The European Central Bank will stick to its forward guidance of keeping the euro area interest rates at current levels or lower, despite economic improvements, as there is significant slack, the central bank's Executive Board member Peter Praet said on Wednesday.

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Final inflation figures from euro area are due on Monday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.

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The minutes of the last monetary policy meeting of the Bank of England and British unemployment figures are due on Wednesday, headlining a light day for the European economic news.

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is set to announce pre-election budget later today. Although he is expected to announce some relief and schemes including tax-free childcare programme, he will stick to tough public finance consolidation.

At 3.45 am ET, French current account figures for January are due. The deficit totaled EUR 1.2 billion in December.

At 5.30 am ET, the Bank of England is set to publish minutes of the monetary policy meeting held on March 5 and 6. The bank maintained the asset purchase programme at GBP 375 billion and the interest rate at 0.50 percent.

In the meantime, the Office for National Statistics is slated to release U.K. labor market statistics for February. The claimant count is forecast to decline by 25,000 in February after falling 27,600 in January.

The ILO jobless rate is seen at 7.2 percent in three months to January.

At 6.00 am ET, Eurostat is set to issue labor cost data for the fourth quarter. Eurozone labor cost rose 1 percent on a yearly basis in the third quarter.

At 9.00 am ET, Poland's industrial output and producer prices are due. Industrial output is expected to fall 1 percent month-on-month in February, following a 2.9 percent rise. Economists forecast producer prices to fall 1.1 percent annually after easing 0.9 percent in January.

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