Eurozone economy growth hits highest in decade

Growth in the eurozone shot up in 2017, putting Europe at the centre of a global recovery and on par with levels of expansion not seen since before the financial crisis, according to figures released on Tuesday.

Economic growth in the 19-country eurozone hit 2.5 percent, far ahead of the 1.8 percent reached a year earlier, the EU's official statistics agency said.

Europe's economic recovery roared on despite the uncertainty around Brexit, with the EU economies lifted by a resurgent France and Spain.