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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8240

24 June 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/seville/economy
European Council undertakes to respect Stability Pact but does not mention 2004 for return to budgetary balance

Brussels, 24/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The EU heads of state and government meeting in Seville on Friday and Saturday reiterated their attachment to the Stability and Growth Pact and the "consolidation of public finances", without, however, explicitly reaffirming the goal of 2004 as date for a return to balance, whereas that date was put down in the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) for 2002, adopted by the EcoFin Council (see Special edition on Seville of 23 June and EUROPE OF 22...

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