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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8075

21 October 2001
INFORMAL EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF GHENT OF 19 OCTOBER - SPECIAL EDITION / (eu) eu/ghent summit
Summit confirms both European economic stability, despite shock of attacks, and sound overall preparation for changeover to euro

Ghent, 20/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Heads of State and Government once more proclaimed their confidence in the stability of the European economy, despite the shock created by the attacks on the United States. "There was no monetary shock after 11 September, thanks to monetary stability and the structural reforms undertaken", declared Belgian Finance Minister Didier Reynders, after the adoption of the economic declaration of the Ghent Summit. Highlighting the line defined by the economic...