Brussels, 04/09/2013 (Agence Europe) - The economy is picking up in the eurozone. According to new figures released on Wednesday 4 September by Eurostat, the eurozone economy grew by 0.3% in the second quarter of 2013 on the previous quarter, meaning that the end of recession has been confirmed, ending six consecutive quarters of shrinking gross domestic product. In the EU27, GDP grew by 0.4% over the same period.
In the EU27, the highest growth was recorded in Portugal in the second...