Franco-German positions up for debate. The European Parliament (EP) is quite satisfied with the work done by the Van Rompuy taskforce and the report it has produced, but it is far from pleased with the joint Franco-German statement. In the debate in Strasbourg, the attitude of the Socialist Group gave the impression of being determined to too great an extent by national situations: Socialist parties are in opposition in both France and Germany, so their spokesman in the EP was not going to...