(BRUSSELS) - The European Commission issued its latest economic forecasts for the 18-nation eurozone and the wider 28-member European Union on Tuesday.

Here are the main figures for this year and 2015, with the Commission's previous estimates for 2014 and next year in brackets.

The eurozone economy is expected to grow 1.2 percent this year, up 0.1 percent from the previous estimate given in November, and grow 1.8 percent in 2015, also a 0.1 percent rise on the 1.7 percent given earlier.

Gross Domestic Product growth (percent rate)

EUROZONE -- 1.2 (1.1), 1.8 (1.7)

EU-28 -- 1.5 (1.4), 2.0 (1.9)

GERMANY -- 1.8 (1.7), 2.0 (1.9)

FRANCE -- 1.0 (0.9) 1.7 (1.7)

ITALY -- 0.6 (0.7), 1.2 (1.2)

SPAIN -- 1.0 (0.5), 1.7 (1.7)

GREECE -- 0.6 (0.6), 2.9 (2.9)

PORTUGAL -- 0.8 (0.8), 1.5 (1.5)

IRELAND -- 1.8 (1.7), 2.9 (2.5)

CYPRUS -- minus 4.8 (minus 3.9), 0.9 (1.1)

BRITAIN -- 2.5 (2.2) 2.4 (2.4)

Public deficits (as percentage of GDP, EU ceiling 3.0 percent)

EUROZONE -- 2.6 (2.5), 2.5 (2.1)

EU-28 -- 2.7 (2.7), 2.7 (2.6)

GERMANY -- 0.0 (0.1), 0.0 (0.2)

FRANCE -- 4.0 (3.8), 3.9 (3.7)

ITALY -- 2.6 (2.7) 2.2 (2.5)

SPAIN -- 5.8 (5.9) 6.5 (6.6)

GREECE -- 2.2 (2.0), 1.0 (1.1)

PORTUGAL -- 4.0 (4.0), 2.5 (2.5)

IRELAND -- 4.8 (5.0) 4.3 (3.0)

CYPRUS -- 5.8 (8.4), 6.1 (6.3)

BRITAIN -- 5.2 (5.3) 4.2 (4.3)

Total public debt (as percentage of GDP, EU ceiling 60 percent)

EUROZONE -- 95.9 (95.9), 95.4 (95.4)

EU-28 -- 89.7 (90.2), 89.5 (90.0)

GERMANY -- 77.3 (77.1), 74.5 (74.1)

FRANCE -- 96.1 (95.3), 97.3 (96.0)

ITALY -- 133.7 (134.0), 132.4 (133.1)

SPAIN -- 98.9 (99.9), 103.3 (104.3)

GREECE -- 177.0 (175.9), 171.9 (170.9)

PORTUGAL -- 126.6 (126.7), 125.8 (125.7)

IRELAND -- 120.3 (120.8), 119.7 (119.1)

CYPRUS -- 121.5 (124.4), 125.8 (127.4)

BRITAIN -- 93.4 (96.9), 94.5 (98.6)

Unemployment (percent rate)

EUROZONE -- 12.0 (12.2), 11.7 (11.8)

EU-28 -- 10.7 (11.0), 10.4 (10.7)

GERMANY -- 5.2 (5.3), 5.1 (5.1)

FRANCE -- 11.0 (11.2), 11.0 (11.3)

ITALY -- 12.6 (12.4), 12.4 (12.1)

SPAIN -- 25.7 (26.4), 24.6 (25.3)

GREECE -- 26.0 (26.0), 24.0 (24.0)

PORTUGAL -- 16.8 (17.7), 16.5 (17.3)

IRELAND -- 11.9 (12.3), 11.2 (11.7)

CYPRUS -- 19.2 (19.2), 18.4 (18.4)

BRITAIN -- 6.8 (7.5), 6.5 (7.3)

Inflation (percent rate)

EUROZONE -- 1.0, 1.3

EU-28 -- 1.2, 1.5

The European Commission's full report can be seen at the following Internet address: http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/eu/forecasts/2014_ winter_forecast_en.htm