The eurozone's gross domestic product (GDP) posted quarterly growth of 0.6 per cent in the first three months of the year, official data showed Friday. 
On a yearly basis, GDP in the 19-member currency bloc expanded by 1.6 per cent, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said in a statement. 
Across the whole of the EU, GDP rose by 0.5 per cent compared to the previous quarter, and by 1.7 per cent year-on-year.