28/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - According to the new estimates published on 27 April by Eurostat, the balance of operations with third countries on current accounts in the European Union (EU15) showed a surplus of EUR 15 billion during the third quarter 2003, compared to a surplus of 19.5 billion during the fourth quarter 2002 and 20.3 billion in the third quarter 2003. According to the EU's Statistical Office, the fall in the surplus of the balance on current accounts in the EU15 observed in...