Strasbourg, 25/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - The adoption of the report by Dutch Democratie 666 MEP Sophia in'tVeld on state aid in the form of compensation for public services has sparked strong reaction from the Left of the European Parliament (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.14). Not only French, but also Belgian Socialists voted against the report. French Socialist Gilles Savary slammed the total vacuity of the vote and called for a strong political initiative to draw up a framework directive on...