Brussels, 27/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - On 27 August, the European Commission launched a procedure for recruiting an executive director for the European Maritime Safety Agency. This new agency, created after the Erika disaster, aims to provide Member States and the Commission with the technical and scientific aid needed to improve standards of maritime safety, to ensure such standards are uniformly applied throughout Europe and to promote their diffusion throughout the world. The agency will...