At the end of the second quarter, the ratio of public debt to GDP in the euro area stood at 88.1%, compared with 87.8% at the end of the first quarter, according to the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) on Tuesday 22 October. At the EU level, this ratio also increased, from 81.3% to 81.5%.
The highest ratios of public debt to GDP were recorded in Greece (163.6%), Italy (137.0%), France (112.2%), Belgium (108.0%), Spain (105.3%) and Portugal (100.6%), while the lowest were...