Brussels, 22/11/2005 (Agence Europe) - Further to the recent urban violence which raged in the French suburbs, Richard Leese, leader of the Birmingham City Council and President of Eurocities, launched an appeal to the Commission and the governments of the EU to develop "a more coherent and more coordinated approach to tackle economic and social problems in urban areas throughout the EU". Such acts of destruction can never be justified, he said in a press release, pointing out that the...