12/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - Figures released by Eurostat on Friday 12 February are disappointing. In the fourth quarter of 2009, GDP increased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU27, compared with the previous quarter, when growth rates were 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. Over the whole year 2009, GDP fell by 4.0% in the euro area and by 4.1% in the EU27. Furthermore, industrial production figures for December 2009 show an unexpected fall of 1.7% in the euro area and 1.9% in the EU27,...