Brussels, 25/01/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, the European Commission's consultation on turning the Vienna Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia into a European Fundamental Rights Agency closed with a public hearing. This plan, which received the Council's blessing over a year ago, is a long-term one, as Commissioner Frattini said on Tuesday that the aim was for the Agency to take up its duties on 1 January 2007. Luc Frieden, as current president of the Justice and Home Affairs Council,...