Brussels, 16/08/2001 (Agence Europe) - Cooperation between the legal systems of the Fifteen in criminal matters still need improving on many points, but the criticisms often heard are excessive, the EU Council stresses in a first assessment report published at the beginning of August in the Official Journal (C 216/14). "Flows in mutual assistance are increasing (without the report mentioning figures), and "although mutual assistance is not exempt from shortcomings, criticisms of the slow...