Brussels, 11/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 10 February, the Dutch Parliament adopted a resolution presented by Arda Gerkens (Socialist Party, PS) calling on the Government of the Netherlands to prevent the software patents directive from appearing on the Council agenda before the European Council has met the Parliament's request to resume first reading on this text. The intention was to include the controversial proposal as an A-item on the Council agenda of 17 February, therefore without...