Brussels, 18/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - Following the 7 January extraordinary meeting of the EU's General Affairs and External Relations Council and the 11 January donor conference, the ECOFIN Council of 18 January discussed the impact of the Boxing Day Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, analysing the macro-economic impact of the disaster and highlighting the need to distinguish between the needs of the individual countries affected by the catastrophe. Overall, it cannot be denied that the...