22/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - During the First quarter 2005 compared to first quarter 2004 Euro-zone labour costs up by 3.1% and in EU25 up by 3.4%. In the EU255 the annual rise was 3.4% in the first quarter of 2005, compared to 2.9% in the previous quarter. Among the Member States for which data are available in the first quarter of 2005, the smallest annual rises were recorded in Germany (1.2%), Luxembourg and Portugal (both 1.9%) and Austria (2.5%). The largest increases were observed in...