On Monday 23 October, the European Union’s Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) approved three directives to strengthen passenger ship safety.
This Council vote follows a compromise obtained on 14 and 15 June between the European Parliament and the former Maltese Presidency of the Council (see EUROPE 11809). MEPs approved these three proposals for a directive during a European Parliament plenary session on 4 October (see EUROPE 11876). The procedure...