Brussels, 23/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - In response to an article in the Handelsblatt, Tilman Lüder, the spokesperson for the Competition Commissioner, denied that Mario Monti "detested" the shipbuilding industry. On the contrary, the temporary defence mechanism adopted by the EU to offset the impact of unfair practice by South Korean shipyards is the result of a proposal by Mario Monti, he recalled, noting with some irony that it would be surprising if the Commissioner were to take such an...