Luxembourg, 07/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - Thursday's Transport Council reached an agreement on the proposal for a directive aimed at modernising and harmonising information systems on inland waterway traffic in the EU (River Information Services, RIS). At this stage, however, there are only general guidelines as the European Parliament has not yet given its stance on the file at first reading. The aim of the proposal is to allow uninterrupted and fitting use of information services across...