SEAFARERS: GREECE NOT IN COMPLIANCE.

The European Commission sent a letter of formal notice to the Greek authorities, on 24 November, requesting information on measures taken to implement a 2009 EU Court of Justice ruling on the access of non-Greek EU citizens to the post of master or chief mate on ships flying the Greek flag (Case C-460/08). According to the Commission and the court, current Greek legislation that bans the access of non-Greek EU citizens to these posts on ships flying the Greek flag is incompatible with the free...