Brussels, 12/03/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Council, which will be preceded in the morning by the tripartite social summit (see related article), will begin at 5.30pm on Thursday afternoon 13 March with the traditional exchange of views with the President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering. The first working session for heads of state and government, at 6.15pm, will be devoted to the two main points in the conclusions: the Lisbon strategy and climate and energy issues....