Brussels, 31/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - During his Jean Monnet Lecture on 31 March at the European University Institute in Florence, the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso urged for respect of Community law and rejected accusations that the Commission “is meddling in national affairs and dreaming up ever more fantastical subjects on which to legislate”. These attacks, he said, “go beyond the necessary criticism that is normal in a democratic system and vital for...