Strasbourg, 24/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - On the occasion of the adoption of the report that is the first stage in the excessive deficits procedure (EDP) launched against Portugal, the European Commission held a broader debate on Tuesday from which it emerges that the slowdown in growth could force Europe to allow for a two-year delay at most of the date of 2004 for which it was planned that the situation of close to a budgetary balance should be reached.
In a document presented to their...