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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9414
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/maritime transport

Parliament adopts first reading position on third maritime package

Strasbourg, 25/04/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 25 April, the European Parliament plenary session adopted, on first reading, five reports completing its position on the third maritime package strengthening measures on accident prevention, pollution at sea and how accidents involving ships are dealt with. MEPs, in backing the position of the EP transport committee, gave their support to most of the Commission's proposals, but rejected those on equipping fishing vessels with AIS systems....

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