Brussels, 30/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - The Vice-President of the European Commission, Mrs. Loyola de Palacio, will open on Monday, during a weekly meeting of the European executive, a debate on the privatisation of public companies and notably the so called "golden share" mechanism. This "specific action" enables Member States, who have become minority shareholders, to conserve the special rights within a privatised company and, if need be, oppose its acquisition by a foreign company. On...