It followed news that the economies of Germany, France and Italy had all shrunk by more than expected.
In France and Italy, the heatwave cut wheat yields and fodder production by one-third.
The UK only abandoned them in 1979, and France and Italy in the 1980s.
Or rather, a list of e-towns in four countries in Europe, Britain, Poland, France and Italy.
The rebound in confidence was most marked in Germany, while Spain, France and Italy all lagged.
After Friday's game against Wales, Samoa continue their tour with Tests against France and Italy.
True, many continental banking sectors, like those of France and Italy, enjoy only paltry returns.
America is unconquered territory, as are Europe's centres of haute couture, France and Italy.
It has sought a ban on sales of Apple's iPhone 4S in Australia, Japan, France and Italy.
France and Italy, which has the euro area's biggest debt burden, are also close to the limit.
The peacekeepers still need more soldiers, even with the extra 1, 100 pledged by France and Italy this week.
In both France and Italy, he says, confusion over government policy has left the markets effectively on hold.
Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania were hit hard, but the gas freeze also affected Germany, France and Italy.
Gas reserves can meet only 4% of annual demand, compared with around 20% in Germany, France and Italy.
Also, notwithstanding low official Dutch unemployment (on this, the Netherlands scores better than Germany, France and Italy), inactivity remains high.
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France and Italy have a similar unemployment picture, with France going above 10 percent and Italy hovering around 10.5%.
And the G8's comments were not as strong as France and Italy had wanted, after Russia warned against isolating Iran.
In Spain, France and Italy, some of the countries' best-selling newspapers are given over to sport, and above all football.
In France and Italy the average adult drinks over a third less than he or she did 30 years ago.
Like France and Italy, Germany suffers from a killer combination of an ageing population, low birth rates and generous pension provision.
It was also very hot in parts of France and Italy, with Paris experiencing highs of almost 39C and Florence 38C.
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Countries such as France and Italy had sought to protect spending, while others pressed for cuts at a time of national austerity.
By the late mid 2000s more concrete was being poured annually on the Spanish coastline than in Germany, France and Italy combined.
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Saracens scrum-half Mosese Rauluni has been confirmed as captain of the Pacific Islands for their forthcoming Tests against England, France and Italy.
The Spanish economy is the eurozone's fourth-largest -- after Germany, France and Italy -- making up around 11% of the bloc's GDP.
Gordon Brown has warned that France and Italy may need to be bailed out like Spain because of the unfolding eurozone crisis.
Yet Cranmer appears a timid provincial alongside Cromwell, who spent years in France and Italy, and who often longs for a southern sun.
France and Italy were unusual in seeing spending from their tourists drop, by 7% in the case of France and 2% for Italy.
France and Italy, moreover, say they are heavily committed in other operations, for instance in the Balkans, in southern Lebanon and now in Chad.
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