11/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Tuesday, MEPs backed the European strategy to protect critical infrastructure unveiled by the European Commission in a draft directive in 2006 (see Europe 9326). Based on an advisory report by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE, the Netherlands), the MEPs point out that it must be member states first which are responsible for protecting infrastructure and private operators second. The strategy takes account of dangers due to the human factor,...