Brussels, 17/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - Addressing the plenary assembly of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on 16 March, the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, welcomed the renewal of the new cooperation agreement between the two institutions, making their relations more political. He said the EESC would now be able to intervene earlier and earlier in the decision-preparing process, at a stage where the EESC opinions can have an impact on the political...