On Wednesday 14 December, MEPs voted overwhelmingly in support (546 in favour, 140 against, 22 abstentions) of the regulation put forward by Knut Fleckenstein (S&D, Germany) on access to the port services market and the financial transparency of ports.
The rapporteur welcomed the fact that “After 15 years of discussion about European ports policy, we have finally found an agreement”. He explained that existing port management models can be maintained and that for the first time, there is...