Strasbourg, 11/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 11 December the European Parliament argued for a single telephone number to be introduced as a helpline to increase consular protection for EU citizens abroad. The MEPs argue that EU citizens travelling outside the EU should be provided with effective consular assistance in the event of problems. This is the main message the MEPs wanted to send by adopting in plenary a report by Greek MEP Ioannis Varvitsiotis (EPP-ED) on a 2006 Green Paper...