Brussels, 17/05/2001 (Agence Europe) - Inflation in the Euro zone rose from 2.6% to 2.9% in April, announced Eurostat, the European statistical office, on Wednesday. This significant increase distances inflation from the ceiling set at 2% by the European Central Bank (ECB), which finds itself in a contradictory position in relation to its decision, taken last week, to lower its intervention rate. It is generalised throughout the European Union, whose rate indicated 2.6% (against 2.3% in...