Brussels, 14/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - At the Ecofin Council on 14 February, European finance ministers held a preparatory debate with a view to the spring summit on 23 and 24 March on the basis of progress reports adopted end January by the Commission (EUROPE 9117) and a series of key issues raised by the Austrian Presidency in a document on priorities for 2006. “There is very clear consensus at the level of the Council that the revised Lisbon Strategy must focus on growth and...