03/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the Parliament's adoption of a report by Helena Torres Marques (PES, Portugal), gave approval in first reading (codecision) of a proposal intended to update the VAT systems in travel agencies. By covering travel agencies established outside the EU that proved trips to customers living in the EU, this proposals also allows the limitation of risks of tax evasion and the guarantee that operators in the EU are not subject to unfair competition from...