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German inflation surpasses eurozone target
By EUobserver
The inflation rate in Germany accelerated in February to 2.2 percent for the first time in more than four years, the Federal Statistical Office announced on Wednesday. The result is above the European Central Bank's goal to keep euro-area price growth below 2 percent in the medium term and is likely to spark a renewed debate about the need to continue the ECB's bond-buying scheme.