Gödöllõ, 01/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 8 April 2011, the EU27 finance minsiters discussed the official request for international aid lodged by Portugal the previous evening (see EUROPE 10354) and gave the European Commission a negotiating mandate for talks with the Portuguese authorities in conjunction with the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to agree on an economic adjustment programme in return for financial aid. An ambitious programme of nearly €80...