Brussels, 07/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - As reported in EUROPE of 5 February, page 13: a) American sources have confirmed the existence of the Echelon network for the interception of messages (telephone, fax, e-mail); b) on 22 and 23 February, the European Parliament Committee on Citizens' Rights will hold a hearing on data protection. Four studies, commissioned by the STOA Unit of the European Parliament Directorate General for Research, will serve as the basis for the hearing. They concern...