Brussels, 09/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - Since the Amsterdam Treaty took effect, the legislative co-decision procedure, that allows for genuine negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council, has profoundly changed. The burdensome nature of the mechanism, which comprises up to three readings, and the extension of its field of application to almost all Community policies, have gradually led the institutions to multiply contacts so as to speed things up. 14 bills have thus be...