Brussels, 21/09/2010 (Agence Europe) - The permanent president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, has rejected criticism by the European Parliament, which claims that the Community method is under threat by new “inter-governmental tendencies” at the European Council (see the recent debate on the state of the Union, EUROPE 10209). Last week, supporters behind the “Spinelli Group” initiative also explained that this initiative was motivated by a determination to put a halt to...