Brussels, 09/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - Transport ministers, meeting in Luxembourg on Friday 9 October, reached political agreement on the draft regulation establishing the rights of maritime and inland waterway passengers. To accommodate the demands by Germany (backed by Cyprus and Greece, and thanks to the spirit of compromise from the Dutch delegation), the agreement reached by member states introduces a temporary exemption (see below) from the scope of the text for vessels of less than...