Brussels, 20/08/2013 (Agence Europe) - Figures released in August by the European Union's statistics office (Eurostat) show slight economic recovery within the European Union, although the situation varies widely from one country to another.
In the second quarter of 2013, GDP grew by 0.3% in both the eurozone and the EU27 compared with the first quarter, but compared with the second quarter 2012, seasonally adjusted GDP was 0.7% lower in the eurozone and 0.2% lower in the European Union as...