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Summit has to define mandate for ICG treaty reform, indicates Giannitsis - Prodi: abolish unanimity, establish double majority of 50% for states, 50% for populations and agree to European Council becoming "a chairman, simply a chairman and nothing but a chairman"

Strasbourg, 04/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - The debate on Wednesday at the European Council of Thessaloniki on 20-21 June largely focused on the work of the European Convention, for which President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing will be presenting the results to Heads of State and Governments. The Greek Presidency has indicated that the President of the Council, Tassos Giannitsis, has decided, following numerous consultations, to respect the timetable for the Convention to finish its work at the end...