fall out was expected in europe now it's becoming clear just how devastating the pandemic has been jaideep a numbers show that many a cone a maze that experienced years of growth and i think in the red this is by some measures the worst recession ever to hit the euro zone. cash registers are humming again across europe iconic landmarks eerily quiet and spring are alive with people once more no one knows for sure how the pandemic will develop over the next few months but what is becoming clear is that the economic damage done in europe between april and june was of historic proportions. that was the period when strict lockdowns brought large parts of the continent's economy to a virtual standstill the data for that period is now becoming available on the news it's as bad as anything the e.u. has ever seen it means the european economy has entered its deepest recession and post-war history spain's economy contracted by a massive point 5 percent that compares with a near 14 percent drop in france and a 12.4 percent fall in italy german g.d.p. fell by 10 percent. with covert 19 cases rising ag