Brussels, 07/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The President of the European Council, Antonio Guterres has begun his rounds of the EU capitals in view of preparing the extraordinary Summit in Lisbon on 23 and 24 March. Tuesday, the Portuguese Prime Minister will be in London and Luxembourg, and next Monday in Brussels and Berlin. It is in Brussels, on 13 March, that Antonio Guterres will have talks with Wolfgang Schuessel; indeed, after consultations with other Member States, he decided against going to Vienna and invited the Austrian Chancellor to meet him in Brussels.
Next week, on the fringe of the European Parliament's plenary session, Antonio Guterres will meet Parliament President Nicole Fontaine in Strasbourg (who will take part in the European Council of Lisbon, as in all European Summits).