By John Lloyd (Reuters) - The pace of European disintegration continues to quicken. Recession deepens in the 17-member euro zone. It is now the longest downturn since the currency was launched in 2000. In Italy, a new left-right government, launched on an anti-austerity program, finds the neighborhood more austere than it had hoped. In France, Maurice Levy, boss of the advertising giant Publicis, did a survey showing that northern Europeans - Poles, Germans, Brits - were moderately optimistic while southerners - Spaniards, Italians, Greeks and the French - were deeply pessimistic. ...