Strasbourg, 07/09/2000 (Agence Europe) - The apparently harmless creation of an "Observatory on Industrial Change" had split the Parliament in two: a right hostile to any additional bureaucracy and a left convinced it would be a useful instrument for the prevention of social conflicts. Speaking on behalf of the Council, Nicole Péry (former Parliament Vice-President who replaced Martine Aubry) felt the Observatory should be a "tool" and not a place for political decision-making or social...