Luxembourg, 10/08/2000 (Agence Europe) - Eurostat indicates that in 1999 total gross inland consumption of energy in the EU (not adjusted for climatic variations) was 1372.9 million toe (tonnes of oil equivalent), or an increase of 0.8% compared to 1998. Gross inland consumption remained stable in German, fell in the United Kingdom (-1.8%), fell slightly in Italy (-0.2%) and rose in France (+2.6%) and Spain (+6.2%). In the other countries consumption varied between -2.2% and +6.2%, except in...