At the plenary sitting of the European Parliament of 15 May 2002 in Strasbourg, Javier Solana, Secretary-General of the Council and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), makes a statement on the reform of the Council. He sets out the main proposals included in his report of 7 March 2007 concerning the European Council, the General Affairs Council, the Presidency of the Council and the legislative activity of the Council.