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[01] Economy grew 3.7 pct in fourth quarter 2005, yr/yr

[02] PASOK Sec't visits Hellenic Defence Systems co.

[01] Economy grew 3.7 pct in fourth quarter 2005, yr/yr

The EU executive's statistics agency, in a report, said Eurozone's economy grew by 1.8 percent while the EU-25 economy grew by 2.0 percent over the same period.

Eurostat said the Greek economy fell by 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005 from the previous quarter, while in the Eurozone it rose by 0.3 pct and in the EU-25 it grew by 0.4 percent. Latvia (2.7 pct), Lithuania (2.5 pct) and Estonia (2.2 pct) recorded the highest quarterly percentage growth rates.

The EU's statistics agency also said that Greek exports fell by 2.0 percent in the fourth quarter of 2005, from the previous quarter, while imports rose 4.0 percent and domestic demand grew by 1.4 percent.

Exports rose 0.7 pct in the Eurozone and 1.1 pct in the EU-25, while imports were up 1.3 pct and 1.4 pct, respectively.

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[02] PASOK Sec't visits Hellenic Defence Systems co.

Speaking to the employees, the PASOK Secretary said that the presence of the party's delegation "means our committment, our interest and our concern about the overall course of our country's defence industry and particularly about the Hellenic defence systems."

"This concern is based on the fact that there is no plan and no specific strategy for the defence industry," she said.

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