Strasbourg, 15/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - With 1609 complaints in 18 months, the European Parliament Petitions Committee has called for an increase in the number of its members to enable it better to meet the demands put on it. To be more effective, it believes its procedures have to be streamlined and its work better coordinated with the other EU institutions. It also calls for a firmer line to be taken with Member States which do not abide by Community law. On 13 June, Parliament adopted...