Strasbourg, 28/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 27 September the European Parliament vote in favour of the draft directive on minimum norms for procedures granting and withdrawing refugee status in Member States was very close (305 for, 303 against with 33 abstentions). Parliament only played an advisory role and the Council is therefore not obliged to withdraw its amendments but the measures to be taken on political asylum will now be adopted in co-decision with the Parliament. The main...