Brussels, 27/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - At its meeting on Monday under the chairmanship of French Finance Minister Laurent Fabius, the Ecofin Council welcomed the first report by the Committee of Wise Men on regulation of the European securities markets, whose president, Belgian national Alexandre Lamfalussy, had presented the main elements. It adopted the following conclusions:
"The economic benefits in terms of economic growth, employment, productivity and for consumers, SMEs, large...