Even if the Spanish Council Presidency is, quite uncharacteristically, u
nprepared to answer questions by Members of the European Parliament on serious pres
s reports, although because of the Council’s lack of transparency important information
often reaches MEPs solely by way of press reports, is the Council now prepared to state its position on the report by Mr Paul van Buitenen and the procedure, as both procedure and report have
...[+++]since been officially confirmed?