A dividing line has emerged between the EU Member States of the West and North, on the one hand, and those of the East, on the other, as regards the approach to be taken on sustainable growth, on the first day of the Competitiveness Council, Thursday 26 September.
While most Western and Northern Member States, in particular the Scandinavian countries, welcomed the report from the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU (see EUROPE B12335A13) emphasising the international competitive...