18/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a press release dated 14 July, the Austrian Christian Democrat, Othmar Karas, slams the attitude of the German Federal Chancellor and of the Red-Green majority that is seeking a permanent seat at the Security Council for Germany. Gerhard Schröder is expected to give up his unsuccessful bid, the Austrian MEP states, calling on all Member States - and on the United Kingdom and France in particular - to support the attribution of a permanent seat to the European...