Strasbourg, 19/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The request for deferral of the report by Mr Ferri (Forza Italia) on judicial cooperation (Mr Ferri was unable to attend Thursday afternoon's session) gave rise to a brief debate on the decision to hold four-day sessions in Strasbourg in 2001, ending on Thursday evening rather than Friday noon. Members from the entire political spectrum observed that it would be difficult really to work on Thursday, and the Chair of the Nordic Left Group, French Communist Francis Wurtz, who is opposed to the four-day week, called for more flexibility for Members who, while they must attend Thursday afternoon sessions, do not have the possibility of going home until Friday afternoon. That is where the problem is, commented Avril Doyle (Fine Gael, Ireland), who called for more flights for Brussels on Thursday evening. "I discussed this with the office of the Mayor of Strasbourg", to try to find a solution to a very real problem, replied President Nicole Fontaine