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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7885

20 January 2001
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin/swedish presidency
During their open debate, focused on employment, finance ministers place emphasis on role Ecofin must play in preparing Stockholm Summit and in enlargement process - Juncker wants (even slight) acceleration in agenda for integrated financial market

Brussels, 19/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - As desired by the Swedish Presidency, the open debate that the EcoFin Council had in Brussels Friday morning, chaired by Bosse Ringholm, focused on one of the Presidency's priorities, employment, and ways to achieve the objective of a return to full employment in Europe set out by the European Council of Lisbon of 23 and 24 March of last year, and to reach, as promised in Lisbon, an employment rate of 70% in the EU (60% for women). On this question,...

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