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HAENEL AND BARRAU HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE, AT THE IGC, OF REWEIGHTING OF VOTES AND ASSERT THE ROLE NATIONAL PARLIAMENTS MUST PLAY AT EUROPEAN LEVEL

Paris, 30/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - Speaking with journalists in Brussels prior to the start of the French Presidency, the Chairs of the European Union Delegations of the French Senate, Hubert Haenel (RPR), and National Assembly, Alain Barrau (Socialist), highlighted the role they believe the national parliaments should play in European integration. While recognising the difficulties of the IGC negotiations, they are not of the view that ratification of the revised Treaty (the Treaty of...