03/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - Adopting an opinion at its December plenary session on "Productivity: the Key to Competitiveness of European Economies and Enterprises" (rapporteur Brigitta Sirkeinen, Employers' Group, Finland; co-rapporteur Ernst Erik Ehnmark, Workers' Group, Sweden), the European Economic and Social Committee recommended that the Commission further develop its methodology to analyse, calibrate and disseminate information regarding the status quo in order to encourage...