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To widespread indifference, eighteen people died in January 2004 in the wreck of the freighter
off the coast of Norway. Maritime transport is still subject to the laws of the ‘crooks of the seas’ and the European Union does nothing! Three years since the adoption of the ‘Erika’ legislative packages, seven Member States (Italy, Greece, Finland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria and the Netherlands) have still not incorporated Community decisions into their national legislation.
There is a pressing need to put an end to the system of convenience in maritime transport. We must do away with flags of convenience, starting with those in the EU. We must guarantee a high level of training and remuneration for seafarers. We must provide ourselves with the means of enforcing the legislation, strengthening the ranks of the inspectors or establishing a European coastguard force. Finally, we must turn the spotlight on the responsibilities involved in the sinking of the
especially those of the Aznar Government.
With the accession of Cyprus and Malta, the EU will become the number one maritime power in the world. It will have the ability to change the IMO rules in a sector affected by capitalist globalisation. Without this commitment, we shall continue to be powerless to stop the human, social and environmental destruction. The Sterckx report is broadly inadequate in this respect."@en1
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