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LONDON， April 15 (Xinhua) -- Britain's European Union (EU) referendum campaign formally kicked off Friday as leading political figures and campaigners reached out to different parts of the country to woo voters.


Friday marked the beginning of the official 10-week campaign for the EU referendum， which is scheduled to be held on June 23.


Two opposing campaign groups， ""Vote Leave"" and ""Britain Stronger in Europe""， have been designated as official campaigns for the referendum.


On Friday， both groups unveiled their statistics-packed video advertisements to highlight their arguments， with leading politicians making high-profile speeches to set the tone for their campaigns.


British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne warned that mortgage rates in Britain will rise if the country leaves the EU.


The chancellor hinted that the cost of home loans would increase if Britain votes to leave the EU in June.


Alistair Darling， a former Chancellor of the Exchequer， sent out a string of warnings against British exit from the EU at an event hosted by ""Britain Stronger in Europe"" in London.


""They are offering a fantasy future where we keep all the benefits of being in Europe without being part of the single market. It's Project Fantasy，"" Darling told his audience.


""As a country whose long-term economic recovery relies on the health of our exports and our regulatory environment being attractive to global investors， it would be a colossal surrender of power to walk away from our largest trading partner， increase uncertainty， erect trade barriers and diminish our influence，"" he elaborated.


However， Eurosceptic politicians wasted no time in exploiting the full limelight on the first day of the campaign period.


London mayor Boris Johnson， a vocal opponent of the EU， said that voting to quit the EU is a ""vote for freedom"" and that the day after the referendum will be ""Independence Day"" for Britain.


""Would we now join a club that cost us 20 billion gross and 10 bn net? Which takes away the right to control our borders and our democracy?"" he said at a political rally in Manchester.


""The EU， they say -- it's crap but we have no alternative ... well we do have an alternative， and it is a glorious alternative，"" he added.


Speaking at the launch of Vote Leave's campaign in Nottingham， British Justice Secretary Michael Gove slammed the vision of the Remain campaign as being ""deeply and bleakly pessimistic and negative.""


""What they are really saying is Britain， this country that we all love， is too small， too weak and its people are too stupid to be able to succeed on our own without the European Commission there to hold our hand and look after us，"" he said.


""To vote leave is a vote of confidence in ourselves and a vote of confidence in the enterprise of the next generation，"" he told the crowd.


The British government's official position is that Britain should stay in a reformed EU.

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THE HAGUE puma creepers blue australia , June 10 (Xinhua) -- New figures from The Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) on Wednesday show a continuation of the recovery of the Dutch economy, following the positive forecast of earlier this week by the national bank DNB.


In the CPB's forecast for June 2015, the Dutch gross domestic product (GDP) is projected to grow by 2.0 percent this year and by 2.1 percent in 2016.


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According to the CPB, the real economic growth percentage was -0.7 in 2013 and 0.9 in 2014. On Monday, DNB forecast a growth of 2.0 percent for 2015, 1.8 in 2016 and 2.2 in 2017 in its new mid-year forecast.


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"We have now definitely left the crisis behind us," Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem declared. "The numbers get a little better each time. Still, we have to eliminate some misery of the crisis."


HAVANA, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's gross domestic product (GDP) will register just over 4 percent growth in the first six months of 2015 puma creepers brown australia , as forecast, state daily Granma reported Monday.


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In general, "the trade balance shows positive performance during the year," despite external financial pressures, Murillo said.


The state budget is expected to register a fiscal deficit of 4. 2 percent of GDP at the end of the year puma creepers beige australia , lower than the 6.2 percent forecast earlier.


The economy is growing at a "good pace" and the country will be able to "close (the year) well," said Murillo, adding "we must keep working hard."


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