Brussels, 12/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - In a Memorandum VIII, adopted before the Laeken Summit, the Action Committee for the European Union (of which form part representatives of several countries, several political tendencies and several sectors of activities, including Fernand Herman and Leo Tindemans), stated that the time had come to engage the Union, "through a strong initiative", towards a "political power like the monetary power it has provided itself with". According to the Committee,...