Brussels, 23/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in plenary session in Strasbourg, on Thursday 19 June, the European Parliament adopted by 498 to 8 and 6 abstentions the report by Helmuth Markov (GUE/NGL, Germany) on the proposal for a directive aimed at improving the safety of EU road infrastructure. The proposal had been rejected in February by the EP transport committee, of which a majority of members felt that binding provisions on this would run counter to the principle of subsidiarity. A...