One of the most astonishing items in the news recently was the announcement that the European Parliament will not be voting on the reports by Messrs Dehaene, Brok and Leinen during the plenary session. These reports were approved after detailed work carried out by the EP's constitutional affairs committee. Parliament is thus refusing to speak out about the measures for: overseeing the forthcoming renewal of the European Parliament; defining the EP's specific role in implementation of the...