22/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - Michel Barnier, the French minister of agriculture, has welcomed the agreement on the new EU treaty. During a press conference in Luxembourg he declared: “There are no strong policies in Europe if the institutions are weak”. Barnier said the institutions “are getting weaker with time and less efficient in number”. The success at Lisbon enables the EU to give itself the means to preserve and renew policies and be strong. The minister stressed: “This is...