08/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - As we had predicted (see EUROPE of 26 September, p;11), the EU's Economic and Financial Committee (EFC), composed of EU 15 experts responsible for preparing the work of the Ecofin Council and of the Eurogroup, has decided to appoint Johnny Akerholm, from Finland, as its chairman to replace Mario Draghi. The appointment of Mr Akerholm, who was hitherto Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Economic and Financial Affairs, breaks with a long tradition that reserved this...