'DISAPPOINTED' BY EURO DECLINE; 'HAPPY IT'S OVER'
DON'T KNOW STATE OF US ECONOMY IN 6-12 MONTHS
ECB POLICY 'CAN DO NOTHING' NOW TO BOOST EMU GDP
SEES 2002 EMU HICP 'JUST BELOW' 2% ECB INFL. LIMIT
'MY COMMENTS HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN INTERPRETED WELL'
UNLIKELY TO FINISH TERM AS ECB PRESIDENT GIVEN AGE
EMU SLOWDOWN NO REASON FOR EMU DEFICIT SLIPPAGE