17/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - According to provisional figures published by Eurostat on 14 March, the EU15's external current account recorded a surplus of EUR 17.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2002, compared with a surplus of EUR 9.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2001. In the fourth quarter of 2002, the EU15 external balance of trade in services recorded a surplus of EUR 7.5 billion, compared with a surplus of EUR 2.9 billion in the fourth quarter of 2001 and EUR 7.5 billion in the...