"The Council has postponed the vote, sir."

They urged the Council to postpone a decision on a new resolution until after the committee on compliance holds its next meeting, probably on Friday.

The late flurry of activity came after the Council postponed a vote that had been designed to pressure the mayor.

Last week the Common Council postponed a vote to begin an environmental review of the new plan.

On Monday, the Council postponed a vote for a week to consider Rwanda's concerns.

To show good faith, the Council and Parliament postponed the regulation' s entry into force by one year.

Madam President, if I have been informed correctly, the Council has postponed its statement on Iraq and it will not now be made this week.

I would remind you that the Council postponed its review of this dossier until it had heard Parliament' s views.

The Council is thus postponing crucial parts of the debate until the Commission presents its Letter of Amendment after Parliament's first reading.

However, the Council decided on an initially optional labelling system and postponed the compulsory system until January 2000.