(updates with background) FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet said he still sees eurozone economic growth at its potential rate, brushing off comments board member Yves Mersch made earlier. 'You know the position of the (ECB's) governing council, and of course last week's statement is still valid,' Trichet told journalists on the sidelines of an event. Dovish comments in an interview with Yves Mersch, Luxembourg central bank chief and member of the ECB, earlier suggested the European Central Bank may change tack and start considering rate cuts -- in stark contrast with ... (full story)