On Friday 2 February, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU presented the permanent representatives of the Member States with a compromise text prepared with the teams of the European Parliament’s rapporteur which is due to be discussed more formally by the Member States on 7 February before a trilogue with the European Parliament on 8 February.
A working group of the EU Council is also due to examine this text on Monday 5 February.
This preliminary text, as seen by...