Vice-President Siim Kallas, meeting with the high-level group on air cargo security, today set out a series of recommentations on the EU’s response to the 30 October security alert, when viable explosive devices were found in cargo shipments originating from Yemen and transferring to US-bound flights at airports in Germany and the UK.
The recommendations from the high-level group were agreed by Member States‘ experts meeting in the Civil Aviation Security Regulatory Committee and by Commission security experts in the Directorates-General responsible for Mobility and Transport; Justice; Home Affairs, Taxation and Customs Union, and the Joint Situation Centre, working closely with the Belgian Presidency. Industry representatives were also consulted. (more on europa.eu)
