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Parliament adopts with significant majority report by Mr Lamassoure in favour of supple demarcation of power between EU and Member States - Commissioner responsible for subsidiarity, chamber within Court of Justice - regions with legislative powers: report from Constitutional Committee

Strasbourg, 16/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - By adopting, with 322 votes in favour, 64 against and 58 abstentions, the report by the French Christian Democrat Alain Lamassoure on the demarcation of power between the European Union and the Member States, the European Parliament brought a first crucial contribution to the debate, which will begin next week within the European Convention (see EUROPE OF 19 April, p.6, and of 15 February, pages 5 and 6). The European Commission's contribution must be...