It was a Council decision to answer these questions together.

So what is there to say about this Council decision?

All Council decisions must be agreed by the two sides.

At the same time, the Council decision makes it clear that the negotiation process can, and indeed must, go on.

There is, however, one aspect of the Council decision that concerns me.

The change is based on the new Council decision, which has only just been ratified.

This regulation and the Council decision do not make your life any easier.

Council decision making will also have to be subject to reasonable control by the people's representatives.

For example in 2008, 128 out of 147 Council decisions were unanimous.

The best estimates we have indicate that up to 140, 000 jobs may be lost as a result of the Council decision.