The Commission has authorised the extension of fiscal aid to wind-propelled commercial cruising vessels in the Netherlands.

The aid scheme stimulates the development of the maritime transport sector and preserves employment of European seafarers on board the EU flagged fleet.

Further information is available at http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/364&for mat=HTML&aged=0&language=en&guiLanguage=en.