08/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - The spokesman for the French Foreign Ministry, quoted by AFP, declared on Wednesday that France was "astonished" by and "concerned" at the shortcomings in the protection of data held by the European Commission and has asked it to remedy the situation. "The security of the data held by the Commission is a subject of serious concern, given the sensitivity and confidentiality of the information it may have at its disposal", added Francolis Rivasseau. The same day,...