As European Union finance ministers met to discuss whether to allow the European Commission to start enforcement proceedings against France for allowing its budget deficit to swell above mandated levels, even the most consistent critic of Paris, Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm of the Netherlands, appeared resigned to compromise.
The US memo called the summit poorly conceived, inadequately managed and badly executed for allowing Venezuela and its leftist allies to derail proceedings.
Since some testimony involves secrets, there was a plausible basis for allowing the military judge, Col. James L. Pohl of the Army, to control the audio stream available to journalists and spectators viewing the proceedings.
But the trial itself is unlikely to begin for six months at the earliest.The courts will have to decide whether to delay the proceedings to allow for an inquest, an eventual private prosecution or both.
The committee, controlled by Democrats, also limited the ability of Republicans to derail the proceedings and allowed for the vote to be postponed if Democrats chose to do so.
We seek an objective display of Assembly proceedings, allowing citizens to decide for themselves just how well the Legislature serves their interests.
Judge Elena Maksimova excused Mr. Filin from the rest of the proceedings, allowing him to return to Germany for further medical treatment.
They are occasionally carried away by the police for filming official proceedings (not allowed in the chamber galleries) and for holding small signs (also barred in the galleries) quoting from documents like the Constitution.
Mr. Gupta's trial is scheduled to begin on May 21, and the Justice Department asked Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who will preside over the proceedings, to allow prosecutors to play three wiretaps for the jury.
Cox told attorneys for both sides in court that delaying the proceedings would allow the media to intervene as well if they are so inclined.
