During Council meetings, the Presidency may often count on the mediation efforts made by the Commission in order to secure an agreement between the members of the Council. This photograph, taken at the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 20 March 2006, shows Gregor Worschnagg, Permanent Representative of Austria and President-in-Office of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (Coreper II), and Ursula Plassnik, Austrian Foreign Minister and President-in-Office of the Council, talking to Margot Wallström, European Commissioner for Institutional Relations and Communication.