05/02/2021 (Agence Europe) – The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union is suggesting that Member States streamline working methods within the European institution by reducing the number of working groups. This reduction would take place by merging groups with overlapping mandates or by eliminating groups that have not met at least once every six months over the last two years (except for the first half of 2020, which was marked by the start of the Covid-19 pandemic)....