Hopes for acceleration in economic recovery resulted in some slowdown in real GDP growth rates in the second quarter of 2015, as the EU28 recorded growth of 0.4 as against 0.5 in the first half of the year. The recovery lost some momentum in many Member States after a slightly more positive outlook in the first quarter. Among the major economies, German growth accelerated marginally quarter-on-quarter (0.4 vs 0.3), France remained stagnant, Italy lost some ground (0.3 vs 0.4), although the figures confirmed the end of the recession. Spain gained further ground (+1).
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