Brussels, 12/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - Respecting women's rights and helping them escape poverty was the subject of a public hearing in Brussels on 11 October on 'Women and Micro-Credit' by the European Parliament's Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities, Development, Industry-Research-Energy and Foreign Affairs Committees. The hearing, part of the International Year of Micro-Credit 2005 organised by the United Nations, looked at micro-credit to empower women in Mediterranean countries,...