Press Release: General Affairs and External Relations Council (General Affairs), Luxembourg, 15 May 2006

Items debated include EU Budget - inter institutional agreement; Proceedings in the Council's different configurations; Uzbekistan; Bulgaria - processed agricultural products; Agreements with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan - EU enlargement; VAT - Spain; Lithuania - taxable amount of a supply of goods or services; Motor vehicles - wheels for cars and trailers, front-lighting systems; Cooperation with Switzerland; Indian Ocean Tuna Commission; Transparency - public access to documents.