Press Release: Transport: Commission sets out priorities for passenger ship safety

EU Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas, has set out the Commission's priorities for passenger ship safety. The keynote speech was delivered at a major passenger ship safety conference in Brussels, hosted by the Commission, to launch a consultation with stakeholders on the priority actions to come.

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European Commission: Memo/12/270: Safety of passenger ships - frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/12/270&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

European Commission: Speech/12/290: Siim Kallas: Keeping passenger ships safe in the 21st century – the European Commission's perspective http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=SPEECH/12/290&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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