25/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Swedish Presidency wants to continue negotiations on excise duty exemptions for mineral oils during the meeting of EU 15 Permanent Representatives next week, on the basis of the draft compromise presented 19 January to the Economic and Finance Council (see EUROPE of 20 January, p,7). This Thursday, in the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper), it called for an agreement to be reached during the next Ecofin, on 12 February, and encouraged bilateral...