Brussels, 03/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - During its plenary session in Brussels in October, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted the opinion of Paulo Barros Vale (Employers Group, Portugal) on the EU solidarity fund, welcoming the Commission's proposal on extension of the scope of the solidarity fund to disasters of industrial and technological origin or caused by acts of terrorism, and to public health emergencies (EUROPE 9055). Danuta Hübner, Regional Policy...