The eurozone economy in general grew more than three times than economists had expected, despite inflation in the 19-member currency bloc, rising by 8.9 percent, up from a 8.6 percent rate last month, an all-time high.
Analysts claim that the unexpected growth will put the greater European Union (EU) economy on a stronger footing, despite surging inflation and a looming cutoff of Russian gas that may push the entire continent into a recession.
