Brussels, 15/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - GDP in the eurozone shrank in the first quarter of 2013 compared with the final quarter of 2012, according to figures released on Wednesday 15 May by the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat. This latest contraction, by -0.2% of GDP for the eurozone and -0.1% for the EU27, is less severe than in the previous quarter (-0.6% and -0.5% respectively).
Countries in southern Europe have been the worst affected by the recession. The worst figures are...