Brussels, 24/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 24 January, the European Commission adopted a draft regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties. As we already mentioned (see EUROPE of 18 January, p.6) this proposal sets three criteria for eligibility: - the respect of fundamental rights and the rule of law; - the constitution or participation of a political group in the European Parliament (intention to do so is also taken into account); - representativeness: the European...