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The EU ratio also rose, from 82.5% to 82.9%.","Compared with the same quarter of 2025, the ratio increased from 87.3% to 88.8% in the euro area and from 81.4% to 82.9% in the EU. Debt securities made up 84.5% of euro area debt and 83.9% of EU debt in the second quarter.","Among member states, the highest debt ratios were in Greece at 140.8%, Italy at 139.9% and France at 119.1%. 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