Brussels, 08/06/2001 (Agence Europe) - On the sidelines of the plenary session at the end of May, the European Economic and Social Committee indicated that it was in the process of drafting a cooperation and partnership protocol with the European Commission, protocol that will replace the 1989 European Commission Communication presented by the Commissioner for Social Affairs Vasso Papandreou. The new aspect of this new protocol is that it is a negotiated document, fruit of a true dialogue...