03/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - A Draft Programme for the Spanish Presidency of the European Union Council for the first semester of 2002 was put forward on 31 August by the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs Josep Piqué, who will be presiding over the General Affairs Council during this period. During a press conference in which he announced that the definitive programme will be introduced in November, Mr Piqué stated that the priorities of the Spanish Presidency will assuring the...