Dr Hassoun was addressing a formal sitting of Parliament as the first speaker in a series of visits by eminent religious and cultural leaders in 2008, which has been designated European Year of Intercultural Dialogue.
Direktīva, ko 16.janvārī apstiprināja Eiropas Parlaments, patēriņa kredītu ņēmējiem ES ļaus vieglāk izvēlēties sev izdevīgāko aizņēmumu un ņemt to citā ES valstī.