Brussels, 22/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - During his visit to the countries applying for European Union membership, Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders said on Tuesday that "economic fundamentals are good in Lithuania, despite the economic downturn the country has known over the past two years because of the Russian crisis". "We are faced with a situation that meets the Maastricht criteria: a low rate of inflation, economic growth of 4% and a low public deficit", explained Mr Reynders. He...