Strasbourg, 07/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - After adopting by 259 votes to 210 and 6 abstentions, with an amendment banning the despatch of advertising messages mainly by fax and electronic mail without prior authorisation from the receivers, the European Parliament decided on Thursday, during its final vote, to refer back to Committee the report by Marco Cappato (TDI) on the proposal of directive on protection of privacy in electronic communications (see EUROPE of 30 August, p.7). Despite a...