Strasbourg, 20/12/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament last week followed its rapporteur Dimitrios Papadimoulis (GUE/NGL, Greece) and approved the European Commission proposal to extend the Community action plan for civil protection, which was due to expire on December 31, for two years to December 2006. The Parliament also agreed with its rapporteur that the Commission proposal to take the annual budget for the action plan from 1.5 million euros in 2004 to 2.4 million in 2005 and...