The Presidency confirms it. Commenting on the outcome of last week's European Council (see this column in edition 9330), I said that heads of state and government had drawn up a real “action plan” for the EU's immigration policy. Did I overstate things a little? In fact, the Summit did not manage to smooth out differences on how the “passerelle clause” should apply. This clause would have transferred police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters from the third...