19/02/2007 (Agence Europe) - In a press release, the European Parliament indicated that it had not contributed in any way, either financial or material, to the publication by non-attached MEP Maciej Giertych of the brochure, “Civilisations at war in Europe” (EUROPE 9368). It provided assurances that: “No funding application for this brochure has been recorded at the present time”. The EP also explained that its administration always “checks the contents of materials for which a funding application is requested, as well as its compliance with the European Parliament's regulations and the fundamental values of the European Union”. The Parliament indicated that it had already refused to fund a previous initiative by the same MEP. (lc)