Strasbourg, 03/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - Speaking before the plenary session of the European Parliament, the President of the European Central Bank, Wim Duisenberg, presented the third ECB report. He recalled that the year 2000 was an exceptional year in terms of growth but that, in order to combat inflation, the ECB had put interest rates up six times. After making it clear that the ECB strengthened its credibility during the year 2000, he said he did not agree with the doubts expressed in...