18/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - Briefly presenting his report on the proposal for a joint Council/Parliament/Commission declaration on EU development policy in Strasbourg on Thursday evening, “Le consensus européen”, to be discussed at Monday's Council (see other article, Anders Wijkman (EPP-ED, Sweden) placed emphasis on the specific role of the Commission. He said it is not the 26th country of the Union and has its own competence, neutrality and specific capacity. During the debate,...