Strasbourg, 15/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - Following its rapporteur's recommendation (Greek Socialist Giorgio Katiforis) on Thursday, the European Parliament rejected the European Commission's proposal to amend the 1992 and 1995 directives on the structure and levels of excise duty levied on manufactured tobacco products by 136 to 330 with 24 abstentions. Commissioner Frits Bolkestein said that he would refer the "regrettable" vote to the Commission next week, adding that the Treaty was...