Brussels, 22/04/2010 (Agence Europe) - In 2009, the government deficit and government debt of both the euro area and the EU27 increased compared with 2008, while GDP fell, reveal figures released by Eurostat on Thursday 22 April based on figures reported in the first 2010 notification by EU member states for the years 2006-2009, for the application of the excessive deficit procedure. In the euro area, the government deficit to GDP ratio increased from 2.0% in 2008 to 6.3% in 2009, and in the...