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Second Structured Dialogue on Transport
PR1696
18/10/1996
18/10/1996
| Malta and the European Union today held the second Structured | Dialogue Meeting on Transport at the Ministry for Transport, Communications and Technology, in Valletta as part of the pre-accession strategy of Malta. |
| The Structured Dialogue includes the participation of the Prime | Minister at European Summits, bi-annual meetings of Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Home Affairs at European Councils and sectorial meetings that can be held in Malta and in Brussels. |
| This was the third structured dialogue meeting between Malta and | the EU which was held in Malta and the sixth in the series of sectoral meetings. |
| Today's meeting, which was presided by the Hon Mr. Sean Barrett, | Minister for Marine and Defense of Ireland, which currently has the Presidency of the European Union, focussed on maritime and aviation issues. |
| Dr Michael Frendo, Minister for Transport, Communications and | Technology, informed Minister Barrett and Commissioner for Transport Neil Kinnock of the progress registered by Malta in both fields. |
| He said that Malta, which has the eight biggest shipping register | in the world, is very conscious of the safety aspect in maritime affairs and has thus increased its Port State Control and the Flag State Inspectorate and is today inspecting 25 percent of it's registered fleet over and above the regulatory inspections. |
| Minister Frendo stated that Malta has gone a long way in improving | its aviation facilities and it would be beneficial for Malta if it were to acceed to the EU Third Package. |
| Commissioner Kinnock said that the Commission will now proceed to | prepare the mandate on Air Services Agreement with Malta and is ready to give Malta any technical and other support it needed in the maritime sector. He also said that Malta is invited to participate in the Trans-European Networks in which funds are available for the construction of port and road multi-nodal networks. |
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