Brussels, 13/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 12 April, MEPs on the European Parliament's legal affairs committee backed the idea of an optional EU legal contract when they adopted a draft report on European contract law by Diana Wallis (ALDE, UK). A European Parliament press release explains that a European system of contract law as an alternative to the differences in national contract laws, could encourage trade in the single market by improving consumer protection and legal security....