The Governments of the Member Stat
es and the European Commission were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Luc VAN DEN BRANDE President of the Government of Flanders Denmark: Mr Joergen ROSTED State Secretary for Industry Germany: Mr Günther REXRODT Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Johann EEKHOFF State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs Greece: Mr Constantin SIMITIS Minister for Industry Mr Christos ROKOFYLLOS Deputy Minister, Ministry for Industrial Affairs Spain: Mr Juan Manuel EGUIAGARAY Minister for Industry France: Mr Pierre de BOISSIEU Ambassador, Permanent Representative Ireland: Mr Ruari QUINN Minister for Em
...[+++]ployment and Enterprise Italy: Mr Enzo PERLOT Ambassador, Permanent Representative Luxembourg: Mr Robert GOEBBELS Minister for Economic Affairs Netherlands: Mr G.J. WIJERS Minister for Economic Affairs Portugal: Mr Luis MIRA AMARAL Minister for Industry United Kingdom: Mr Tim EGGAR Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry o o o For the Commission: Mr Martin BANGEMANN Member Mr Karel VAN MIERT Member Mr Raniero VANNI d'ARCHIRAFI Member The following representatives of the four acceding countries attended as observers: Norway: Mrs Anne BREIBY State Secretary for Industry and Energy Austria: Mr Wolfgang SCHÜSSEL Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Mr Viktor KLIMA Federal Minister for Public Economy and Transport Finland: Mr Seppo KÄÄRIÄINEN Minister for Trade and Industry Sweden: Mr Hans KARLANDER State Secretary for Industry and Trade STEEL INDUSTRY - RESTRUCTURING OF THE EUROPEAN STEEL INDUSTRY - STATE AID - COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS The Council heard an oral report from Commissioner Bangemann on the current situation as regards the programme for reducing the production capacities of the European steel industry and agreed: - to extend the accompanying measures which it had decided to implement on 25 February 1993 (and renewed on 21 September 1993 and 22 April 1994) until the date of its next meeting; - to hold a conclusive dis ...