Brussels, 01/10/2002 (Agence Europe) - In response to criticism from the European Commission on France's Draft Budget for 2003, the French Prime Minister, Jean-Pierre Raffarin has given assurances that he will remain loyal to the Stability and Growth Pact (see EUROPE 28 September p 12). Addressing a gathering of parliamentarians on Monday from the Union for the Presidential Majority (UMP), Mr Raffarin declared, "I would like to assure the European authorities, there is no question of us...