Brussels, 21/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the General Affairs Council devoted an indepth debate to the Western Balkans in the light of the joint report drawn up by Secretary General/High Representative Javier Solana and Commissioner for External Relations Chris Patten (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.5). During the final press conference, the Portuguese Council President, Jaime Gama, pointed out that this issue had been dealt with by the Fifteen with the extraordinary European Council of...