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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7847

23 November 2000
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/igc/germany
Schröder confirms he is open to restricted Commission and keen on unanimity on asylum issues - Vote weighting in Council not a Franco-German problem - For new IGC in 2004

Brussels, 22/11/2000 (Agence Europe) - Chancellor Gerhard Schröder pointed out on Wednesday a certain flexibility on the part of Germany in the Intergovernmental Conference on institutional reform so that an overall compromise may be reached in Nice. He categorically ruled out, however, the possibility that Germany might, at this stage, renounce unanimity regarding asylum policy and immigration. After a talk in Brussels with Romano Prodi, Mr Schröder insisted before the press on the vital...

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