GDP up 0.4 % in Q1 15

GDP rose by 0.4% in the eurozone in the first quarter of 2015, compared with the previous quarter and by 1% compared with the first quarter of 2014. For the European Union, the increases were 0.4% and 1.5%, respectively. Among the member states for which data are available for the first quarter of 2015, the Czech Republic (+3.1%), Cyprus and Romania (both +1.6%) registered the highest growth compared with the previous quarter, followed by Poland (+1%), Bulgaria and Spain (both…