Brussels, 14/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission decided, on 12 December, to lodge two cases against Portugal for failure to respect Community legislation on maritime safety with the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The Commission has decided to act against Portugal for failure to transpose directive 2005/23 on the minimum training requirements for seafarers serving on board European ships. The directive should have been transposed by 29 September 2005. The Commission also...