Brussels, 23/07/2013 (Agence Europe) - Average public debt as a proportion of GDP reached a new high in the eurozone and EU28 at the start of the year, according to figures released by the European Union's statistical office, Eurostat, on Monday 22 July.
From the fourth quarter of 2012 to the first quarter of 2013, the debt-GDP ratio rose from 90.6% to 92.2% in the eurozone and from 85.3% to 85.9% in the EU28.
In the eurozone, only Germany and Estonia saw a slight drop in debt. Belgian...