Brussels, 19/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the European Parliament adopted three reports aimed at strengthening road safety by making safety belts compulsory in all vehicles from July 2004 (codecision, first reading). Until now, only private vehicles had to have safety belts fitted on all seats. The new Commission proposals extend this obligation to the new vehicles of all kinds (minibus, buses, utilitarian vehicles) marketed after July 2004. The proposal also targets lateral...