Strasbourg, 12/04/2005 (Agence Europe) - Already used by the Council during the last enlargement, the scenario is a well trodden one. It consists of coming up with an accession treaty in order to set out the financial envelope for the first few years without consultation with the European Parliament. The latter therefore sees its rights being revoked. It is a tough method because Parliament is left with nothing less than its “nuclear option” to save its rights: the refusal of assent but...