EUROPEAN COMMISSION THREATENS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST GREECE OVER AIR SECURITY
September 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has given Greece a final warning it could take its government to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) over security concerns. Brussels thinks Greece is breaking EU regulations by failing to regularly effectively audit all Greek airports for compliance with EU security standards. The aim, said the Commission, is "to ensure the swift detection and correction of any failures in...common aviation security measures." With this in mind, member states "must also deploy a sufficient number of auditors for compliance ...
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