Brussels, 28/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - As foreseen, the General Affairs Council on Monday stressed the importance of EU common strategies as an instrument to improve the effectiveness of the Union's external action (see EUROPE of 23 February, pages 4 and 5). In its conclusions, the Council agreed the following guidelines should apply: - common strategies should be expected to bring clear added value, identified in advance, including the improvement of coherence and coordination of external...