Brussels, 07/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Friday, the Transport Council reached a political agreement on the creation of a European Maritime Safety Agency to control the implementation of Community measures in the maritime sector. At the same time, it approved the directives on ship inspections by the "port State" and on classification societies, on the basis of the common project approved on 13 November in the context of conciliation procedure with the European Parliament. It also adopted...