Brussels, 05/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - In the context of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on institutional reform, Belgium has proposed a mechanism implementing Art. 7 of the Treaty, i.e., article that allows for the rights of a Member State to be suspended in case of "serious and persistent violation" of the fundamental principles of the European Union (freedom, democracy, respect of human rights, etc.). Article 7 sets out possible sanctions (going as far as the suspension of a...