Brussels, 23/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - Jonathan Todd, spokesman for the Commissioner for the Internal Market, Frits Bolkestein, confirmed on Thursday that a meeting between senior British, French and Commission officials would be held on 30 May to ensure the free movement of trains in the tunnel under the Channel. The European Commission had asked the French Government in April to inform it of measures taken to ensure, notably, the security of the freight tunnel, through which asylum-seekers of Sangatte try to pass to gain access to the United Kingdom. "France has assured that it had taken measures to assure the terminal's security, like the installation of cameras, detectors, etc.", and the meeting will enable them to assess if that was actually done, said Jonathan Todd. If that is not the case, the Commission could initiate an infringement procedure against France on the legislation on free movement, the spokesperson recalled. This procedure does not, however, mean compensations for the companies concerned, which, for that, need to turn to French courts, he explained. The British freight operator, English, Welsh and Scottish Railways (EWS) turned to the European Parliament's Committee on Petitions on Wednesday to ask the EU to intervene to settle the issue. According to EWS estimates, the interruption of its traffic under the Channel has caused it a loss of some £10 million (around 15 million euro) in the past few months.