28/02/2002 (Agence Europe) - Silvio Berlusconi has requested that the European Commission open immediately a negotiation session in order to tackle the issues of Alpine passes in a structural and global manner, states a press release. Affected by the closure of the Mont Blanc tunnels towards France and the Gothard towards Switzerland, Italy considers it is penalised by the lack of a concrete, coordinated response. The spokesperson for Loyola de Palacio replied stressing that the Commission...