February 14, 2006	Tuesday	Muharram 15, 1427

BRUSSELS, Feb 13: European Union finance chiefs voiced optimism on Monday on prospects for Europe’s continuing recovery, on the eve of the latest figures for economic growth in the 25-member bloc. “I think conditions for a continuing upswing are very favourable,” said Austrian Finance Minister Karl-Heinz Grasser, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency, as he arrived for regular talks with his eurogroup counterparts.—AFP