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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8164

6 March 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 14 / 44
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/transport/ecofin
ECOFIN Council puts off decision on extending insurance for airlines in "risk of war" - Airlines propose mutual insurance fund

Brussels, 05/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday during a working dinner, ECOFIN Council Economics and Finance Ministers discussed the extension of the system that would allow Member States to insure airlines against the risk of war and terrorism but no decisions were taken. Put into place after the attacks on 11 September to compensate the commercial insurance sector, this system is due to expire at the end of March. Ministers have chosen to wait the decisions from the USA and Japan,...

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