Brussels, 15/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - In Berlin on Thursday, Hans Eichel, German Finance Minister, pleaded in favour of the introduction of a European tax to bolster the European Union budget, ruling out that it should become a further burden on European citizens. He highlighted the powerful lever that such a tax would be for the European Parliament, which would have to vote on it. He did, however, stress, on the one hand, that this tax could probably not be decided upon before 2004, and,...