Brussels, 18/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - Following the European Parliament's approval (EUROPE 9554), the Council of Ministers definitively approved, on Monday 17 December, the new regulation amending EC Regulation No 2004/2003 on the status and financing of political parties at European level. The regulation, which could therefore take effect on 1 January 2008, mainly aims to enhance the role of European political parties during the next European elections in 2009, and to allow the financing...