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Compromises on institutions see light of day at Convention where Commission formula for reduced college of delegated Commissioners wins ground - situation less clear for Council Presidency - Mr Papandreou proposes election of European Council by direct universal suffrage

Brussels, 15/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - the only original proposal at the European Convention debate on the institutions came from the Greek Foreign Affairs Minister, George Papandreou, who on Thursday morning, proposed that the President of the European Council be elected by direct universal suffrage. Although other Convention Members proved rather short on imagination, the debate, however, did allow for confirming that genuine unanimity existed for creating the post of European Minister for...