10/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The euro zone economy is expected to be slow this year with only 0.8% growth, and growth of 1.9% is forecast for 2004, announced the chief economists of the European Banking Federation (EBF). Lack of vitality in demand and exports, fears for employment: - the Federation states that "such an accumulation of negative fundamentals in Europe has never happened before in post-war history". It warns that, if the period of extremely low growth in Germany continues, "the...