71.   Against the drama of a Cold War-style spy scandal, European ministers agreed Tuesday to shoulder more responsibility for security and defense in the new Europe.

72.   And while the ministers generally agreed free trade was the main goal of all of countries involved, they did not always agree on how to achieve that aim.

73.   Another item that ministers agreed on was that ships no longer can empty their oil tanks into the North Sea.

74.   Arab information ministers Wednesday agreed to coordinate media policies to disseminate Arab views regarding the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

75.   Asean finance ministers agreed early this year to promote the use of their currencies to ease the dependence on the US dollar.

76.   At a meeting in the Netherlands, the European ministers agreed on a system for fining countries if they undermine the single currency by running up excessive budget deficits.

77.   At that meeting, the ministers agreed to several collaborative initiatives, including securitisation, in which Malaysia offered to undertake the task of coordinating the effort.

78.   At that meeting, ministers agreed to reduce testing requirements for imported telecommunication and information equipment.

79.   Asian economic ministers agreed Thursday that their countries will not propose a specific timetable for reducing trade barriers at a summit meeting next month between Asian and European leaders.

80.   BALI, Indonesia -- OPEC oil ministers agree Tuesday to extend their current production limits for one more year, a move intended to raise oil prices.