Members of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) expressed their desire to extend the powers and resources of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) on Monday 9 October, when they examined the report by Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (EPP, Portuguese) (see EUROPE B13258A4).
In June, the European Commission proposed a package on maritime safety, including an overhaul of EMSA’s mandate (see EUROPE...