Brussels, 04/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - At its meeting on Monday 3 March, the Eurogroup endorsed the European Commission's growth forecasts, predicting growth of 1.8% in the eurozone in 2008 (see EUROPE 9607). At a press conference, Jean-Claude Juncker expressed concern at the strong rise of the euro on the world's currency markets against the dollar.
After the Eurogroup meeting he had been chairing, Jean-Claude Juncker said that the meeting had agreed with the European Commission's...