Strasbourg, 23/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Thursday 22 May 2008, the European Parliament adopted a joint resolution by six political groups (EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/EFA, UEN and GUE/NGL) by a landslide 485 for, to 52 against, with 7 abstentions on rising food prices in the EU and developing countries.
In this resolution, which closed a debate held on 22 April 2008 on the current food crisis, the European Parliament stresses the importance of the right to food and the need...