Brussels, 08/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - During the third quarter of 2009, euro area GDP was up 0.4% and that of the EU27 0.3% compared to the previous quarter, when growth rates were -0.1% in the euro area and -0.3% in the EU27, estimates published by Eurostat on Friday 8 January confirm. Compared to the same period of 2008, euro area GDP was down 4.0% (-4.1% according to the first estimate in early December) and that of the EU27 4.3%, compared to -4.8% and -5.0% for the previous...