Shipbuilding: world situation. 2nd report

By approving the report by Mr Werner LANGER (EPP/ED, D), the European Parliament welcomes the second report from the Commission on the situation in world shipping. However, the Parliament calls on the Commission to submit a proposal for extending by two years the period of granting aids. Moreover, the Commission is called upon to consider intiating anti-dumping measures against imports from Korea to initiate a dispute settlement procedure against Korea at the WTO. The resolution also calls on the Commission to analyse the impact of shipbuilding in China on European industry.�