DE PALACIO THREAT
October 1st, 2003
Keith NuthallEUROPEAN Union (EU) transport Commissioner Loyola de Palacio has threatened EU Member States with legal action at the European Court of Justice if they fail to make more progress by next February in introducing safe havens for passing ships in distress. In a speech to the European Parliament, the Commissioner said that she had received plans from EU Member States to set up such systems, but that "some were more exact than others." She added: "Only some Member States indeed seem to have written (or to intend to write) a true plan including an ...
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