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Governments of the Member States and the Commission of the European Communities were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Philippe MAYSTADT Minister for Finance Denmark: Mrs Marianne JELVED Minister for Economic Affairs Germany: Mr Johann EEKHOFF State Secretary for Economic Affairs Mr Gert HALLER State Secretary for Economic Affairs Mr Franz-Christoph ZEITLER State Secretary for Finance Greece: Mr Georges ROMAIOS Undersecretary, National Economy Spain: Mr Pedro SOLBES MIRA Minister for Economic Affairs and Finance Mr Alfredo PASTOR BODMER State Secretary for Economic Affairs and Finance France: Mr Edmond ALPHANDERY Minister for Econo
...[+++]mic Affairs Ireland: Ms Eithne FITZGERALD Minister of State at the Department of Finance Italy: Mr Piero BARUCCI Minister for the Treasury Luxembourg: Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER Minister for Finance Netherlands: Mr Marius VAN AMELSVOORT State Secretary for Finance Portugal: Mr Jorge BRAGA DE MACEDO Minister for Finance Mr José BRAZ State Secretary for the Treasury United Kingdom: Mr Kenneth CLARKE Chancellor of the Exchequer - + - Commission: Mr Jacques DELORS President Mr Henning CHRISTOPHERSEN Vice-President Mr Raniero VANNI d'ARCHIRAFI Member Ms Christiane SCRIVENER Member - + - The following also attended: Sir Brian UNWIN President of the EIB Sir Nigel WICKS Chairman of the Monetary Committee Mr François MONIER Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee DEALING WITH BUDGET BALANCES The Counciladopted a statement on the solution of the problem of dealing with budget balances and instructed its President to forward it to the European Parliament.