Brussels, 02/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - The interest rate rise decided on Thursday by the European Central Bank (ECB) (see Europe 9080) has been greeted in European circles with a whole range of reaction, from positive to careful to downright negative.
At the European Parliament, Pervenche Beres, French Socialist MEP and President of the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, said the 'unnecessary rate rise risks breaking recovery'. In a press release, she mentioned...