6 ITEMS ADOPTED WITHOUT DISCUSSION JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS I EXTERNAL RELATIONS . II 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 Economic Affairs Germany : Mr Jürgen STARK State Secretary for Finance Greece : Mr Yiannos PAPANTONIOU Minister for the National Economy Spain : Mr Rodrigo DE RATO Y FIGAREDO Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Economy and Finance France : Mr Jean ARTHUIS Minister f
...[+++]or Economic Development and Planning Ireland : Mr Ruairi QUINN Minister for Finance Mr Hugh COVENEY Minister of State for Finance Italy : Mr Carlo Azeglio CIAMPI Minister for the Treasury Luxembourg : Mr Jean-Clause JUNCKER Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Netherlands : Mr Gerrit ZALM Minister for Finance Austria Mr Viktor KLIMA Minister for Finance Portugal : Mr Fernando TEIXEIRA dos SANTOS State Secretary for the Treasury and Financial Affairs Finland Mr Sauli NIINISTÖ Minister for Finance Mrs Arja ALHO Minister attached to the Ministry of Finance Mr Raimo SAILAS State Secretary for Finance Sweden Mr Erik ÅSBRINK Minister for Finance Mr Peter LAGERBLAD State Secretary for Finance United Kingdom : Mr Kenneth CLARKE Chancellor of the Exchequer Commission : Mr Jacques SANTER President Mr Yves-Thibault de SILGUY Member Mr Erkki LIIKANEN Member Mr Mario MONTI Member Also attending : Sir Brian UNWIN President of the EIB Sir Nigel WICKS Chairman of the Monetary Committee Mr Klaus BÜNGER Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee NEW GUARANTEE ARRANGEMENTS FOR EIB LENDING TO THIRD COUNTRIES The Council reached a broad agreement on the elements of a new guarantee system for EIB lending to third countries.