Strasbourg, 14/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - As we mentioned, speaking before the European Parliament Tuesday afternoon, President Romano Prodi made a point of personally welcoming progress made by candidate countries on the path to European Union membership, as described in the reports that the Commissioner for enlargement, Gunter Verheugen presented to Parliament (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.9). With enlargement, the Union is preparing to assume "continental responsibilities that demand further...