Brussels, 08/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - Speaking last Friday at the CEPS conference (Centre for European Policy Studies) on the theme "Building on Lisbon" (see EUROPE of 6 May, p.5, on the subject of the speech by the President of the European Council Antonio Guterres), the European Commissioner Erkki Liikanen asserted that the special European Council in Lisbon found the right focus and was able to "create a sense of urgency" over the reforms required. Today I am very optimistic as to the...