04/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - The President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), René van der Linden, has made a statement in the wake of the wave of violence in several cities in France: "it is these neighbourhoods' own residents who are suffering most from the consequences of the senseless spiral of violence. The authorities must not only take a firm line with the troublemakers, but also make an early start to the dialogue". In September 2001, he recommended to...