Strasbourg, 23/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - In adopting, on 18 December, the report by the Belgian socialist, Olga Zrihen on the ruling concerning the promotion of gender equality in development co-operation (joint decision, first reading), the European Parliament has approved the European Commission's proposal, with some changes, including the request that the budget assigned to this ruling for the period 2004-2006 be increased from €9 to €11 million. The Parliament also required that the...