Giglio, 13/04/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 12 April, the Council and Parliament sang from the same hymn sheet in agreeing that the remit of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) should be extended to cover the prevention of maritime pollution, counter-piracy, the training of seafarers, and the creation of an EU maritime area without barriers, especially barriers due to red tape. Knut Fleckenstein (S&D, Germany), who was rapporteur on the issue, took the view that talks conducted...