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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10759

9 January 2013
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 20
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) transport
Compensation or reimbursement for sea travellers

Brussels, 08/01/2013 (Agence Europe) - As 2013 gets under way, people travelling by sea will be able to enjoy better protection of their rights. They are now covered by two European legislative provisions that took effect end December 2012, and which provide for compensation to be paid in the event of maritime accidents, delay or cancellations. Such provisions would have proven significant just one year ago when the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off the Italian coast in January...