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EU to Legislate on Maritime Working Conditions

working to introduce a partial exemption for seafarers. However, it has been rejected by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs in the European Parliament. The next crucial step in the legislative process is the so-called trilogues, where representatives from the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission negotiate with the hope to reach a compromise on the legislative text before the proposal for a directive is formally voted by respectively the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers."It is crucial that the governments of the member states manage