Berlin, 13/06/2002 (Agence Europe) - "It's an interesting idea, but not only will it alter the way the Council works, and (…) would also influence relations with other institutions", said Chancellor Schroeder when asked by the press about the idea of a Union president for a five-year period (see EUROPE of 12 June, p.4, for the reservations of Chancellor Edmund Stoiber).
Speaking at the conference of German employers, Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker was more explicit "against...