Stresa, 15/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The informal meeting of finance ministers in Stresa at the weekend showed how difficult it will be to strike unanimous agreement at the Ecofin Council on the range of services to which reduced VAT will apply. The first debate on the issue revealed many disagreements between Member States on the list of services proposed in by the Commission in July 2003 (see Europe of 17 July, p.11). After the meeting Commissioner Frits Bolkestein said some countries...