12/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - Hans-Gert Pottering says he is optimistic that the vast majority of British Conservative MEPs will remain members of the EPP-ED group he chairs at the European Parliament. He said there was 'no manoeuvre for negotiations' with the Tories because the EPP-ED had already pulled the stops out to take account of the Tories' interests by changing its rules of procedure and name (to EPP-ED) and letting the Tories take a different view on issues like the constitution,...