Brussels, 28/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 27 February, the Council of the EU decided remove retaliatory trade measures which the EU introduced in 1993 (regulation 1461/93) against the United States on public contract tenders in the telecommunications market. In 1993, Washington imposed sanctions on the EU, because it considered that EU directive 93/38/EEC on public procurement in utilities created an unwarranted discrimination against US telecommunication equipment suppliers. The EU reacted...