European Parliament
President.
The next item is Question Time (B6-0312/2006 ).
The following questions have been submitted to the Council.
Question No 1 by Sarah Ludford 
Subject: 'Passerelle' clause
During their meeting in Vienna on 27-28 May, EU Foreign Ministers apparently failed to reach an agreement on a Commission proposal to use the bridging or 'passerelle' clause of the Nice Treaty to move more competences in Justice and Home Affairs from the third to the first (Community) 'pillar'.
What plans does the Finnish Presidency nonetheless have to advance the search for more effective, democratic and transparent decision-making in this area?

