Strasbourg, 13/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - At the request of Irish MEPs in particular - Mr De Rossa (PES), Ms Doyle (EPP/ED) and Mr Hyland (UEN) - who insisted on the need to hold a plenary discussion on the latest developments of the foot-and-mouth crisis in the United Kingdom, the Parliament decided to hold a debate on this issue on Wednesday.13/03/2001 (Agence Europe).
The European Parliament rejected, however, with 78 votes to 187 and 6 abstentions, a request by the Greens/ALE and GUE/NGL...