FP-friendly [European] papers - brand names? What to look for?

Hi,

Thank you guys for a load of suggestions on finding a 'foolproof' fountain
pen!

Now, could anyone please mention some fountain pen friendly papers -
loose sheets, letter pads, note pads, notebooks; preferably (or at
least also) by European manufacturers?

When searching paper for a fountain pen, what exactly should one
look for? Linen-based paper? Smooth surface, weight heavy enough;
what else?

Are smooth drawing papers acceptable? (Some of the papers are rather
expensive and it is not possible to try them out in a stationery
shop - that's why I am fishing for ideas here.)

Molekine notebooks seem to be very good but they don't sell loose
leaves, do they? What do you think is the paper used in them?

Is it worth buying "newspaper-sized" sheets and having them cut to
various sizes to be used for letter writing, personal short notes,
(perhaps glued together to make small pads) and so on?

Would love to use a fountain pen for personal notes, but copier paper
is just useless in most cases and other papers are too soft.


Thanks for any ideas,


Mike