Brussels, 08/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The last plenary of the European Parliament in 2004 will be held just before the European Council of 16-17 December, which will be one of the main discussion themes of the session, particularly with regard to the progress of accession candidate countries: Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey (EUROPE December, pp 4 - 6). The Barroso Commission will also make a declaration on its strategic orientations (before the presentation of its programme in January 2005)...