Brussels, 09/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has asked the Council to authorise negotiations for the for the European Community's accession to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The expansion of EU competence in the aviation and maritime sectors and the increasing participation of the Community in the work of the ICAO and the IMO over the past ten years make it necessary for the European Community to...