Brussels, 02/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - "The tragedy of the Erika sinking must allow such disasters to be prevented in the future", declared European Transport Commissioner, Loyola de Palacio, on Thursday, presenting the communication on maritime safety to a group of journalists, before it is submitted to the College of Commissioners on 23 March. Although it took five years for the European Community to adopt legislative measures after the Amoco-Cadiz shipwreck in 1978, the Commissioner Hopes...