Brussels, 22/02/2010 (Agence Europe) - As soon as news was received of the torrential rains and devastating mud slides on the island of Madeira on Saturday 20 February, the European Union expressed its solidarity with the families of the victims of this natural disaster. European Commission President José Manuel Barroso was in contact with the President of the regional government of Madeira Alberto Joao Jardim conveying his condolences to those affected and giving assurances that the...