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Brief column on the Convention on the Future of Europe - Chancellor Schröder prepares national level reform of the Council -Citizens' intuition, the hopes of Ms Pervenche Beres

Chancellor responsible for European issues? Chancellor Schröder's alleged intention to set up a Ministry for European Affairs in the German government could be seen as the initial application of the EU Council's proposed reforms. This part of the Solana report (or Boissieu report?) on the preparation of the Council on enlargement, foresees the creation of a new Council structure consisting of Ministers (or Secretaries of State) for European Affairs responsible for "horizontal" questions,...