The Norwegian city of Trondheim will be the venue for the 12th Assembly of the Conference of European Churches

International NGOs are being awarded participatory status in the work of the Council of Europe

The European Parliament wants the Union to acquire the instruments for a common defence policy

A reorganisation of EU chemical policy has been postponed for eight weeks

A political objective unique in its kind, the construction of a united Europe is based on two foundations of legitimacy: the member states on the one hand, and the Union on the other. It cannot develop without the Community dynamic that gave it birth. To prevent this original inspiration dissipating, the Convention will have to resort to reason and common sense to continue the task it has begun and overcome the problems that arise today