The meeting of the European Council was preceded by an exposé by the President of the European Parliament, Mr Hans-Gert Pöttering, followed by an exchange of views.
The European Council also held an exchange of views with Mr Ernest-Antoine Seillière, President of BusinessEurope and Mrs Maria Helena André, Deputy Secretary-General of ETUC, in the presence of the President of the European Parliament.
The European Council welcomes the agreement reached at the IGC on 18 October 2007 and...