Hugo Soares, the parliamentary leader of the PSD, stated that Portuguese GDP had the "best growth in the Eurozone," but Eurostat's official data contradicts this claim.
A report from the French newspaper "Le Figaro," since corrected, may have led Hugo Soares astray, as the initial information published by that newspaper contained incorrect data.
Eurostat's data confirms that Portugal was not the Eurozone country with the highest GDP growth, contradicting the statement made by the parliamentary leader of the PSD.
The situation illustrates how an erroneous report published in a foreign media outlet can lead to incorrect political statements when official data is not verified.
