Brussels, 18/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - After one and a half years of debates and discussions, the European Commission and the German authorities reached an agreement on the subject of guarantees granted to the German public banks. Michael Tscherny, spokesman for Commissioner Monti, announced that the Commission had, on Wednesday morning, received a letter from the German government confirming that it accepts the measures formally requested by the Commission in its communication of 8 May. The...