07/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - The EU finally managed on Monday 6 April during the JHA Council in Luxembourg to reach a compromise with a view to authorising Europol to open negotiations with Russia to conclude a cooperation agreement. Belgium and the Netherlands, supported by the Commission, hope a supplementary request for information concerning the Russian data protection mechanism will be sent to Moscow beforehand. A majority of member states wanted talks to be started, however, and for...