07/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - On the fringe of the European Commission's meeting on Wednesday, in Florence, Commissioner Pedro Solbes said the EU should not necessarily follow the same monetary policy as the United States. He was referring to the new cut, the day before, in US interest rates: "The Federal Reserve's decision was taken in conformity with the American economic situation", he noted, adding that, "our responsibility is to create the context necessary for the ECB to have a...