16/12/2002 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates published on 13 December by Eurostat, the balance of EU current operations with third countries recorded a surplus of EUR 14.7 billion during the third quarter 2002, in comparison with a deficit of EUR 0.5 billion in the third quarter 2001 and a surplus of EUR 7.0 billion for the second quarter 2002. The balance of extra-EU services notched up a surplus of EUR 5.9 billion during the third quarter 2002 compared to a surplus of EUR 0.9...