Brussels, 28/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - Piracy is becoming a lasting item on the EU agenda, as the phenomenon takes increasing hold especially in the Horn of Africa. Pirate activity peaked in 2011 with no fewer than 700 hostages taken. The Commission is therefore looking at the problem, dedicating a seminar to the subject on 28 and 29 March, attended by representatives from the highest levels of the European institutions. In the presence of the secretary general of the International Maritime...