Brussels, 12/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - Friday's European Council was over by lunch time, ahead of schedule and therefore leaving the time for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to address the press for nearly 30 minutes, assessing the conclusions point by point. This took so long that the President of the European Council concluded it saying, "My over long speech will be compensated for by a completely concise speech by the President of the Commission". Shortly before, he had thanked...