Dublin, 08/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - In the field of economic and financial affairs (Ecofin), the Irish EU Presidency will above all focus on five concerns, it was explained on Wednesday by Finance Minister Charlie McCreevy, speaking to a group of European journalists in Dublin. These concerns are:
1) Preparation of basic Ecofin Council documents for the European Council in March (Lisbon process).
2) Examination of updated stability and convergence programmes for the fifteen Member States...