10/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Vice-President of the European Central Bank (ECB), Lucas Papademos, argues that the rise of the euro did not challenge the ECB's predictions of growth of around 1.5% this year in the eurozone. At a conference in Athens last Friday on economic policy in Europe, he said that the euro could contribute to holding back growth in exports, but should not fundamentally alter the basic growth scenario since the competitiveness of the eurozone remains unchanged. He...