Brussels, 22/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a press release, German Social Democrat Jo Leinen reproaches the Swedish Presidency for having withdrawn the point on the financing of European political parties from the agenda of the General Affairs Council to be held next Monday in Luxembourg. He notes that the Council will therefore not be able to give its stance before October, which almost certainly destroys all hope of seeing political parties benefit from Community financing under the budget...