Brussels, 18/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - During the most recent ECOFIN Council, the Economic and Political Committee presented a report on reform of the pension systems in order to compensate for the impact of an ageing population on public finance. It provided an analysis of the different possible reforms and insists on the need to raise the age of retirement and adjusting it in relation to increased life expectancy. Requested by the European Council of Barcelona, this "balanced" report...