Brussels, 04/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - At the latest meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference Preparatory Group, chaired by Francisco Seixas da Costa, the Portuguese Presidency presented a new paper on the extension of qualified majority. In this document, the Presidency stresses the need to "obviate the risk inherent to unanimity that the Council might in future be prevented from adopting provisions essential for the proper functioning of the Union". It also presents a list of 25...