Germany picks up Real GDP grew by 0.5% in both the euro-zone and the EU25 during the first quarter of 2005, compared to the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In the fourth quarter of 2004, growth rates were 0.2% in the euro-zone and 0.3%

A number of Greek Cypriots, mainly living abroad but also in the government controlled areas are alleged to have sold their properties in the north, according to opposition MP Georgos Georghiou. During discussion at the House on the property boom and the influx of tourists to the north, Georghiou charged that an increasing number of