Brussels, 20/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a speech in Brussels to BDI (Federation of German Industries) on 19 October, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said 'potential growth in Europe stands at a hardly satisfactory rate of 2%. Recent estimates show that populating ageing alone might cut the rate of potential growth in half to a mere one percent by 2040.' Almunia defended the European Social Model, saying 'the European social models reflect to a large...