Strasbourg, 12/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - Following the findings of its rapporteur, Othmar Karas (EPP, Austria), the European Parliament finished its second reading of the proposed directive on the activities and supervision of professional pension institutions last Wednesday in Strasbourg. In so doing, it reaffirms in particular that priority should be given to retirement systems guaranteeing payment of a pension for life, although this could co-exist with capital payment or payments limited...