Brussels, 05/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - Meeting in plenary session on Thursday 4 September 2008, the European Parliament approved an own initiative report by Spanish ALDE MEP Josu Ortuondo-Larrea on the European Commission's communication on EU ports policy published in October 2007 (see EUROPE 9524). Adopted by 572 votes to 12 with 10 abstentions, the report asks the European Commission to study the various public subsidies paid to European merchant ports in order to identify any unfair...