Strasbourg, 10/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The Hennis-Plasschaert report on the modified proposed directive of the European Parliament and the Council to improve port safety was adopted in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The remarkable job of work by Ms Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (ALDE, Netherlands) in negotiations with the Council to arrive at a global agreement at first reading paved the way for a block vote on amendments 13 to 47 and 49 to 75. “This will help us to free up time to implement a...