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The next day, Nicolas Schmit, deputy foreign minister of Luxembourg ( which at that time chaired the Council ), said that he would instead ask the Council to formally adopt the draft directive at a meeting on 17 February.

Although Poland stated it would only oppose this if other countries raised an objection, reports of opposition from Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain ensured that the common position was not on the agenda for that meeting of the Commission.