01/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - In the first quarter of 2006 Euro area GDP up by 0.6% and EU25 up by 0.7% compared to the previous quarter where growth rates were +0.3% in the euro area and +0.4% in the EU25. Compared to the first quarter of 2005, GDP rose by 1.9% in the euro area and by 2.2% in the EU25. In the United States, GDP increased by 1.3% during the first quarter of 2006, and in Japan GDP grew by 0.5%. For the second and third quarters of 2006, the Commission expects an increase in...