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(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF BARCELONA: Candidate countries participate for first time in debate on Lisbon Strategy, which everyone wants to re-launch - EU ready for Monterrey Summit - Javier Solana shows Summit the fruit of his endeavours for keeping serbia and Montenegro together - Chance to re-launch Middle East peace process not to be missed

Barcelona, 15/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 15 March in Barcelona at the third springtime summit focusing on structural reform,, Finance Ministers held discussions, for the first time, with the European Commission and in particular, with Romano Prodi, Commissioner Pedro Solbes and candidate country counterparts. This followed their traditional exchange of views with the President of the European Parliament and EU Heads of State and Governments (see other news). The European Council was also...