Brussels, 22/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The hike in food prices is the subject of all the different international organisations' (UN, World Bank) concerns and led to action by the European Parliament on 22 April in Strasbourg. The debate focused on the multiple causes of this phenomenon and its effects in the EU and particularly the developing countries. A consensus was obtained on the need to take swift action at an international level. There is a need to provide a short term response to the...