Brussels, 27/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday the European Commission will ask Member States to facilitate police and legal cooperation in the EU by using the “bridging clause” in Article 42 of the Treaty, which involves the abandonment of the rules determining decisions by unanimity in the EU25. This initiative will be at the head of Commissioner Franco Frattini's priorities for presenting future perspectives on implementing The Hague Programme of 2004, which sets out the guidelines for the EU on the Freedom, Security and Justice Area. The Commission will indicate in a communication to t EU Member States that, taking into account the unanimity rule on these sensitive subjects, penal cooperation is progressing slowly and the measures adopted are most often watered down. The Commission will therefore propose using a clause in the current Treaty of Nice, which will allow for voting at qualified majority. The European Parliament, which for the instant, only has a consultative role, will have the power of co-decision with Member States on the texts debated, and the European Court of Justice will be able to reach a decision on the basic texts. Nonetheless, several countries, including Germany at the head of them, have already made known that they are not in favour of the adoption of this bridging clause. This is certainly because the Commission will try and avoid saying what domains it wants qualified majority to cover. It will be up to the Finnish presidency of the EU, which begins on 1 July, to go more into detail. This dossier will be on the agenda of an informal meeting of Interior and Justice ministers in September in Tampere