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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8048

15 September 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/council
Poos report proposes reforming General Affairs Council so that it meets every week

Brussels, 14/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - Adopting a report on the initiative of the Luxembourg Socialist Jacques Poos, the European Parliament's Committee on Constitutional Affairs has called for a reform of the EU Council without amending the Treaty and keeping the system of rotating Presidencies. The MEPs felt that the General Affairs Council should be given more weight and meet more often, probably once a week. They also want the number of specialised Councils to be reduced from twenty to...

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