11/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - A press statement released by the Association of European Parliament Assistants (AEPE) welcomed the adoption of the amendment on parliamentary assistants introduced by the Socialist and Liberal groups and the resolution on the discharge of the EP 2000 budget (Virranksoski report: see EUROPE yesterday page 11). The amendment highlights the need fort a status for EP assistants as well as the responsibility for contracts and payment to be taken up by the EP...