Strasbourg, 15/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - By 421 to 14 with 35 abstentions, the European Parliament adopted the regulation making financial institutions levy the same charges on national and crossborder payments. Based on Karla Peijs' report (EPP, NL), MEPs introduced three changes to the Commission's proposal (published in July 2001) - cheques have been excluded, the date the regulation will come into force has been postponed from 1 January 2002 to 1 March 2002 and financial establishments...