Brussels, 20/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the EU refuted the statements made the day before by the French Foreign Minster, Hubert Védrine, against the background of the General Affairs Council (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.4), expressing doubt about the Commission's approach as outlined in its strategy document published last week concluding that it was reasonable and realistic to believe that up to 10 out of the 12 candidate...