Strasbourg, 27/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - During the annual debate in Parliament on the European area of freedom, security and justice on 27 September, the Chairman of the EP's civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee Jean-Marie Cavada (ALDE, France) gave his firm backing to the Finnish Presidency's proposal to use the “passerelle” or “bridging” clause provided for in Article 42 of the 1992 Treaty of Maastricht, allowing the communitisation of policies deriving from the...