Brussels, 23/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - Following the European Commission's decision on Tuesday on the Open Skies Agreements (see EUROPE of 21 July, p.8), the US Mission to the EU has issued a statement in which the United States describe the Commission's decision as a 'Council of Ministers' rejection of the first-step agreement developed by US and Commission negotiators' warning that 'termination of the agreements would call into question the legal basis for the airline alliances'. The...