Brussels, 17/05/2004 (Agence Europe) - The United States has called upon the European Union for financial compensation for the harmful effects of changes to customs tariffs in the ten countries which joined on 1 May. Washington formulated its request in a document sent to the World Trade Organisation on 23 April. According to the agency EFE, quoting a spokesperson to the European Commission in Washington, the EU is currently studying the document to "determine whether this a basis for...