Slowdown in growth. - Eastern European countries, which had until now resisted the general slowdown in economic growth in Europe, are also now beginning to be affected by the crisis. The deterioration in the eurozone, the main economic partner of Central and Eastern European countries, had hitherto little effect on their economies but these countries have now been affected by the crisis, mainly in the industrial production and foreign trade sectors, commented Marcin Kopaczynski from the...