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Federal Council in favour of a Union where decisions are taken through a double majority and where States not wanting to be associated in a "new political decision" need not participate "for a period yet to be determined"

Bilbao, 11/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - The Federal Council of the International European Movement (IEM) chaired by Jose Maria Gil-Robles adopted conclusions at its meeting in Bilbao from 7 to 9 June on the powers and decision-taking in a an enlarged Union, as well as the way of electing the European Parliament (see EUROPE of 26 April, p. 4 for the proposals of the working party chaired by Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb, already approved by the Steering Committee of the IEM). Here are the important...