Brussels, 19/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - The central committee of shipowners in France, the "Institut français de la mer", the "Union des ports autonomes" and other organisations have called on the French government to request that the seat of the future European maritime safety agency be in France. In a letter to the government, these organisations consider that it is legitimate for France to ask to host the agency as its coastline is the most exposed to risks of pollution. The Commission...