15/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - MEP member of Democratici di sinistra Gianni Pittella thanked Commissioner Barnier for his "willingness to make an impartial examination of possible EU intervention" in favour of populations hit by the recent earthquake in Molise and in Puglia, even if the level of damage does not reach the minimum required by the new Solidarity Fund. The Fund comprises a "safeguard clause" offering a margin of flexibility, notes the MEP. "This gives us hope for Molise, and...