Brussels, 14/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 14 April, the European Commission decided to send reasoned opinions to Poland and Spain for failing to respect Community legislation on port state vessel controls. The Commission claims that Warsaw and Madrid have not yet satisfactorily implemented the directive of 1995 (in its version modified after the Erika disaster), which aims to reduce substandard shipping. This directive lays down common criteria for control of ships by the port state...