Brussels, 23/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - On the eve of the discussions launched on the EU's financial perspectives for 2007-2012 and EU enlargement in 2004 - two major challenges for the European Social Fund (ESF) - Ms Odile Quintin, Director General for Employment and Social Affairs at the European Commission, told the press that the European Union was to invest more in human resources via the ESF. The ESF, she said, must be more effective, not only in order to reduce the disparity between...