Brussels, 14/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - After the Ecofin Council of 14 February, Commissioner Almunia gave his reaction to the latest growth figures for the fourth quarter of 2005, saying that the “disappointing” results were “not really a surprise”. Retail sales and industrial production were not as good as had been expected, he accepted. In the fourth quarter of 2005, the GDP of the euro-zone rose by 0.3%, and that of the EU-25 by 0.4% compared with the previous quarter. In its...