Brussels, 05/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - Last Wednesday, due to lack of time, the European Commission was not able to adopt a negative decision concerning the tax exemptions granted by France, Italy and the Netherlands to their hauliers during the rise in oil prices last summer and autumn 2000 (see EUROPE of 30 January, p.13). Taking advantage of this contretemps attributed to the visit by Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the three Member States in question each addressed a letter to the...