Brussels, 17/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission confirmed that it would be presenting "from this week" a proposal for extension of the Austrian transit system, known as the ecopoint system, in compliance with the requests made by the Heads of State and Government. Under pressure from Austria, which threatened to block candidate countries' membership negotiations, the Laeken Summit points out in its conclusions that: "As an interim solution, the European Council asks...