Brussels, 20/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - In a backdrop to the Ecofin Council meeting on Tuesday in Brussels, the German finance minister, Hans Eichel, called on the European Commission, which is putting the final touches to the communication on the next financial perspectives to take into account the letter signed by the six Member States (including his own), demanding an EU budget limit of 1% of Gross National Product (GNP). He called on the Commission to "not leave this letter in a draw" (p...