28/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - "It's a good thing that the United Kingdom and Germany are taking an active part in the reflection on the reform of the European Council", said the spokesman for the Quai d'Orsay, Francois Rivasseau, commenting on the concrete reform proposals made in the Blair-Schroeder letter (see EUROPE of 25 and 26 February, p.5 and 26 February, p.6). Meanwhile, the spokesman recalled that "our general philosophy aims to strengthen the three pillars of European institutions:...