Warsaw, 17/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The mission of the third Summit of the Council of Europe was to redefine the mandate of the pan-European organisation. This objective led some to fear drastic cuts in the activities of the Council of Europe. However, the wish of certain countries of the European Union to focus the organisation's activities on its fields of excellence (human rights, democracy and the rule of law) met with the opposition of others, which wanted to continue cooperation in...