Extract from the Presidency's report on the progress of the work of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC), drawn up at the Florence European Council of 21 and 22 June 1996, concerning the extension of qualified?majority voting within the Council. The objective of the report is to provide an overall picture of the work carried out so far and to identify the major trends emerging vis-à-vis key political issues in preparation for the next stage of the IGC.