17/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - the Council of the EU approved on Monday the formal Commission request to prepare an "opinion" on the accession request of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM); conclusions on the continuation of the Stabilisation and Association Process with the five Western Balkans countries; conclusions on the Sudan (concerns after the Dafur events); conclusions on Burma (profound disappointment, despite the promises Aung San Suu Kyi had still not been released....