Lawyers: practice of the profession on a permanent basis

Noting that most of the amendments adopted at first reading had been taken over by the Council, the rapporteur invited Parliament to approve the common position as presented so that the legal profession could move further toward its opening up within Europe. Commissioner Monti was keen to stress that this had been an exemplary case of cooperation between the institutions. He therefore guaranteed that the Commission would pay careful attention to the correct implementation of the directive.