Prodi to explain why Euro Pact is 'stupid'

Commission President Romano Prodi has accepted the invitation of the European Parliament political groups to address a debate on the Stability Pact in the Strasbourg plenary session on Monday, even though the Commission is already going to be represented by Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pedro Solbes. Although the European Parliament said that this debate had been foreseen for some time, it said that it wanted to give Mr Prodi a chance to clarify "apparent misunderstandings" after...