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The report in Azzaman looks inaccurate. Philippe Morillon and Sami Nair are indeed French members of the European Parliament, but it is not clear where this debate was supposed to have taken place. The European Parliament does not meet in Paris. The parliament is in session only 7 days each month, and there was no session on 24 April. UK members of the EP might well oppose the UK government on certain questions; euro-MPs are elected directly, not delegated by their own states. However, since the majority of UK members of the EP are Conservatives, it is most unlikely that any resolution on Iraq was carried 'unanimously.' The EP adopts resolutions on all kinds of matters over which it has no influence whatever - human rights in Myanmar, female genital mutilation in Somalia - and it has severely limited powers even within the European Union. The Council of Ministers - where the real power lies - is not obliged to take note of any resolution passed by the EP. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi