Brussels, 18/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - Although public deficit in the euro zone and the EU is on the decline for the first time for four years, the data relating to public debt of Member States showed deterioration in 2004. After notifications forwarded to Eurostat by Member States for the last budgetary period, the euro zone's public deficit fell on average from 2.8% in 2003 to 2.7% in 2004 and was down in the EU25 from 2.9% in 2003 to 2.6% in 2004. On the other hand, the public debt ratio...