Maritime transport: enhancing port security

The European Parliament adopted the report by Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT (ALDE, NL) broadly approving the proposal under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure, subject to a few amendments. (Please refer to the summary dated 19/01/2005).

It should be noted that, contrary to the previous summary, the Commission should, by 30 June 2006 at the latest,  submit to the European Parliament and the Council the findings of a study on the costs involved in measures taken under this Directive, addressing in particular the way financing is shared between the public authorities, port authorities and operators.