Brussels, 17/01/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Union Council of Ministers' Economic Policy Committee (EPC) has described the macroeconomic assumptions set out in the first drafts of the National Reform Programmes submitted by the vast majority of Member States as “optimistic” vis-a-vis the European Commission's forecasts. The “substantial” gap reflects the countries' assumption that growth potential will pick up “faster”, explained the EPC in a memorandum to EU finance...