Brussels, 18/04/2001 (Agence Europe) - The highly laborious banana case continues, indicated the European Commission spokesperson, this Wednesday, when informing the press of the protests made by Ecuador against the announcement of a transatlantic agreement meant to finally put an end to it (see yesterday's EUROPE p.8 and of 12 April, p.7). At this stage it is a compromise with the United States and the Union is highly interested in gaining a consensus between all the actors, including...