Washington, 11/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - US Under-Secretary for Trade Grant Aldonas affirmed in an interview granted to The Financial Times that the United States would reject EU demands for immediate compensation for the steel curbs (see EUROPE of 9 March, p.8). "This is one of those situations … where things have to get worse before they can get better", said Mr Aldonas, confirming that Washington had the intention to stand firm in this affair. He alluded to the possibility that, in a...