Brussels, 13/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - In the fourth quarter of 2008, GDP in the eurozone and the EU27 fell by 1.5% on the previous quarter, when it fell by 0.2% in both zones, according to figures released by Eurostat on Friday 13 February 2009. Compared with the fourth quarter of 2007, GDP in the eurozone fell by 1.2% and in the EU27 by 1.1%, compared with rises of 0.6% and 0.8% respectively in the previous quarter.
Several member states saw their economies contract at the end of last...