Strasbourg, 04/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Parliament rejected the common proposal of Directive on public bids defined on 6 June by the Council and the Parliament, by 273 votes in favour, 273 against and 22 abstentions, with the opposed votes winning in this case in accordance with Parliament ruling. Internal Market Commissioner Frits Bolkestein immediately said he was "very disappointed" with this result, especially after an equal vote that could have been modified...