The council votes after the parliament because the council votes on the directive as it is modified/or not by the parliament. Here a picture on the subject in english:d-s hat geschrieben: Presidency - EC wants the Council voting done under Netherlands presidency, not the Parliament one.
I hope they're not too frequentI post info as it is published by Legis Telum or when I get some info from Suliks team.
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As DerDaniel said keep them comming they (and you) are very welcome!