Brussels, 25/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - Following the recommendation in second reading by the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers of the EU adopted without debate on Tuesday (Spain voted against the draft and the United Kingdom abstained) a directive to make the Community ban on growth hormones more compatible with WTO rules, which in 1998, judged that this measure lacked foundation. Strengthened by this verdict, the USA (which uses these substances) had imposed retaliation measures...