It climbed to 56.7 from February's 56.0, its highest reading since April 2011
The 28-nation bloc is struggling for a way forward after Britain's vote to leave
Eurostat says GDP in the 19 countries sharing the euro rose 0.3% quarter-on-quarter in the July-September period
It is now clearer than ever that EU member states prioritise domestic political imperatives over common rules - and Europe's common good
The Bank of England is set to cut its main interest rate on Thursday from the current record low of 0.5%
Unemployment in the full 28-nation European Union was unchanged at 8.6% in February, Eurostat said
PMI for the region was 53.1 in May, beating a flash estimate of 52.9 and April's 53.0
Markit's final composite Purchasing Managers' Index for the bloc, seen as a good guide to growth, was 53.0, in line with a flash estimate