14/06/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, the JHA Council adopted a common position on the regulation setting up a procedure for resolving civil and commercial claims under €2000. The aim of the regulation is to simplify and accelerate the settlement of small claims, both pecuniary and non-pecuniary, and to reduce costs by setting up a European procedure, which claimants will be able to use alongside the procedures provided for in member states' legislations. The regulation gets rid of...