Finland reported a 7.8-percentage-point increase in debt-to-GDP ratio in the second quarter of this year, compared to the same period a year ago, the highest in the EU, new data from Eurostat has revealed. Other countries to report a notable increase in debt-to-GDP ratio included Poland, which reported a 6.1 percentage point increase, Romania (+5.8 percentage points), Bulgaria (+4.3 percentage points), France (+3.5 percentage points), Slovakia (+2.7 percentage points), Italy (+2.3 percentage points), and Latvia (+2.0 percentage points). [...]