Translation of "Ordre des Francs-Macons du Grand Orient des Pays-Bas " (French → English) :

Lodge of the Order of Free Masons under the Grand East of the Netherlands

The Governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Philippe MAYSTADT Minister for Finance Denmark: Ms Marianne JELVED Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Michael DITHMER State Secretary for Economic Affairs Germany: Mr Theo WAIGEL Minister for Finance Greece: Mr Yannos PAPANTONIOU Minister for Economic Affairs Spain: Mr Pedro SOLBES MIRA Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance France: Mr Alain MADELIN Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance Ireland: Mr Ruairi QUINN Minister for Finance Italy: Mr Rainer MASERA Minister for the Budget Mr Augusto FANTOZZI Minister for Finance Luxembour ...[+++]g: Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Mr Robert GOEBBELS Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Marc FISCHBACH Minister for the Budget Netherlands: Mr Gerrit ZALM Minister for Finance Mr W. VERMEEND State Secretary for Finance Austria: Mr Andreas STARIBACHER Minister for Finance Portugal: Mr Eduardo CATROGA Minister for Finance Finland: Mr liro VIINANEN Minister for Finance Mr Eino KEINÄNEN State Secretary for Finance Sweden: Mr Göran PERSSON Minister for Finance Mr Svante ÖBERG State Secretary for Finance United Kingdom: Mr Kenneth CLARKE Chancellor of the Exchequer Commission: Mr Yves-Thibault de SILGUY Commissioner Ms Anita GRADIN Commissioner Mr Neil KINNOCK Commissioner Mr Mario MONTI Commissioner Also attending: Sir Brian UNWIN President of the EIB Mr Alexandre LAMFALUSSY President of the European Monetary Institute Sir Nigel WICKS Chairman of the Monetary Committee Mr L.A. GEELHOED Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee PREPARATIONS FOR THE CANNES EUROPEAN COUNCIL - BROAD GUIDELINES OF MEMBER STATES' AND COMMUNITY ECONOMIC POLICIES After a wide-ranging exchange of views, the Council approved the draft broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and of the Community and agreed to forward the draft guidelines to the Cannes European Council.

The Governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows: Belgium: Philippe MAYSTADT Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Foreign Trade Denmark: Marianne JELVED Minister for Economic Affairs Michael DITHMER State Secretary for the Economy Germany: Theo WAIGEL Federal Minister for Finance Johannes LUDEWIG State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs Jürgen STARK State Secretary for Finance Greece: Yiannos PAPANTONIOU Minister for the National Economy Spain: Rodrigo DE RATO Y FIGAREDO Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Economy and Finance France: Jean ARTHUIS Minister for Economic Development and Planning Ireland: Ruairi QU ...[+++]INN Minister for Finance Italy: Carlo Azeglio CIAMPI Minister for the Treasury Giuseppe VISCO Minister for Finance Luxembourg: Jean-Claude JUNCKER Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Robert GOEBBELS Minister for the Economy Netherlands: Gerrit ZALM Minister for Finance Austria: Viktor KLIMA Minister for Finance Portugal: António Carlos dos SANTOS State Secretary for Tax Affairs Finland: Sauli NIINISTÖ Minister for Finance Sweden: Erik ÅSBRINK Minister for Finance Svante ÖBERG State Secretary for Finance United Kingdom: Kenneth CLARKE Chancellor of the Exchequer Commission: Jacques SANTER President Yves-Thibault de SILGUY Member Mario MONTI Member Also attending: Alexandre LAMFALUSSY President of the European Monetary Institute Sir Nigel WICKS Chairman of the Monetary Committee Klaus BÜNGER Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee PREPARATION OF THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN FLORENCE - BROAD ECONOMIC POLICY GUIDELINES The Council agreed on the report to be submitted to the European Council in Florence on the broad economic policy guidelines for the Member States and the Community for 1996 (drawn up in accordance with Article 103(2) of the EC Treaty).

The Governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Guy COEME Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Transport, Public Undertakings and Public Building Denmark: Mr Helge MORTENSEN Minister for Transport Mr Jan TRØJBERG Minister for Industry Mr Ole ZACCHI Deputy State Secretary for Transport Germany: Mr Wilhelm KNITTEL State Secretary, Federal Minister of Transport Greece: Mr Ioannis HARALAMPOUS Minister for Transport and Communications Mr Georges KATSIFARAS Minister for Merchant Shipping Spain: Mr Manuel PANADERO Secretary-General at the Ministry of Transport France: Mr Bernard BOSSON Minister for Transport Ireland: Mr Brian ...[+++] COWEN Minister for Transport Ms Joan BURTON Minister of State at the Department of Social Welfare Italy: Mr Raffaele COSTA Minister for Transport Luxembourg: Mr Robert GOEBBELS Minister for Transport Netherlands: Ms Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN Minister for Transport and Public Works Portugal: Mr Jorge ANTAS State Secretary for Transport Mr Carlos LOUREIRO State Secretary for the Interior Mr João BEBIANO State Secretary to the Minister for Maritime Affairs United Kingdom: The Earl of Caithness Minister of State, Department of Transport -+- For the Commission: Mr Karel VAN MIERT Member Mr Abel MATUTES Member MARITIME TRANSPORT LEVEL OF TRAINING FOR MARITIME OCCUPATIONS Following up its Resolution of 8 June 1993 on safe seas, the Council held a policy debate on the proposal for a Directive on the minimum level of training for maritime occupations, the main aim of which is to reduce the human errors that cause a large proportion of accidents at sea.

The Governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Philippe MAYSTADT Minister for Finance Denmark: Ms Marianne JELVED Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Jens THOMSEN State Secretary for Finance Germany: Mr Theo WAIGEL Minister for Finance Mr Günther REXRODT Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Gert HALLER State Secretary for Finance Greece: Mr Yiannos PAPANTONIOU Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs Spain: Mr Pedro SOLBES MIRA Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance France: Mr Edmond ALPHANDERY Minister for Economic Affairs Ireland: ...[+++] Mr Bertie AHERN Minister for Finance Italy: Mr Piero BARUCCI Minister for the Treasury Luxembourg: Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER Minister for Finance Netherlands Mr Wim KOK Minister for Finance Portugal: Mr José BRAZ State Secretary for the Treasury United Kingdom: Mr Kenneth CLARKE Chancellor of the Exchequer Commission: Mr Henning CHRISTOPHERSEN Member The following also attended: Sir Nigel WICKS Chairman of the Monetary Committee Mr François MONIER Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee PREPARATION FOR THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL On the basis of a Commission recommendation, the Council proceeded with preparations for the discussions to be held by the Europan Council on 10 and 11 December on the broad guidelines of the economic policies of the Member States and the Community.