Romania recorded the third largest economic growth in the European Union in the last quarter of 2015, according to EU’s statistical office Eurostat.

Romania’s GDP rose by 3.8% in the last three months of last year compared to the same period in 2014. Its growth was surpassed only by Sweden (4.5%), the Czech Republic and Slovakia, both with a 4% increase.

Greece was the only country in the EU that recorded a drop of 0.8%.

The GDP rose by 1.6% year-on-year in the euro zone, whereas the economy increased by 1.9% in the European Union.

editor@romania-insider.com