The Governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Philippe MAYSTADT Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Foreign Trade Denmark: Ms Marianne JELVED Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Michael DITHMER State Secretary for the Economy Germany: Mr Theo WAIGEL Minister for Finance Mr Jürgen STARK State Secretary for Finance Greece: Mr Yannos PAPANTONIO Minister for the National Economy Spain: Mr Pedro SOLBES MIRA Minister for the Economy and Finance Mr Alfredo PASTOR BODMER State Secretary for the Economy France: Mr Jean ARTHUIS Minister for Economic Development and Planning Ireland: Mr Ruairi QUINN Minister for Finance Italy: Mr Augusto FANTOZZI Minister for Finance Luxembourg: Mr R
...[+++]obert GOEBBELS Minister for the Economy Netherlands: Mr Gerrit ZALM Minister for Finance Austria: Mr Andreas STARIBACHER Minister for Finance Portugal: Mr Eduardo CATROGA Minister for Finance Finland: Mr Iiro VIINANEN Minister for Finance Mr Raimo SAILAS State Secretary for Finance Sweden: Mr Leif PAGROTSKY State Secretary for Finance United Kingdom: Mr Kenneth CLARKE Chancellor of the Exchequer Commission: Mr Yves-Thibault de SILGUY Member Mr Mario MONTI Member Also attending: Sir Brian UNWIN President of the EIB Sir Nigel WICKS Chairman of the Monetary Committee Mr L.A. GEELHOED Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee Joint session : Council/Associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Baltic countries The following representatives of the associated countries of Central and Eastern Europe and of the Baltic countries attended this meeting, in addition to participants in the ECOFIN Council : Bulgaria: Mr Dimiter KOSTOV Minister for Finance Hungary: Mr Lajos BOKROS Minister for Finance Poland: Prof. Grzegorz KOLODKO Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Romania: Mr Florin GEORGESCU Minister for Finance Slovak Republic: Mr Rudolf AUTNER State Secretary for Finance Czech Republic: Mr Ivan KOCARNIK Deputy Prime Mi ...