Brussels, 09/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday in Brussels, the Ecofin Council adopted on the opinions of stability programmes in Germany, Spain, Portugal and Belgium (broadly inspired by the recommendations made by Commissioner Pedro Solbes' services (EUROPE 19 February 2004 p 10).
Germany: ministers of the economy and finance from EU Member States have noted the wishes of Germany to bring its deficit to below 3% of GDP in 2005 (as it said it would do during the Ecofin Council of 25...