The EU has already decided to freeze the accounts of those suspected of links with Osama Bin Laden, Washington's prime suspect for the attacks, and it has moved fast to close legal loopholes by agreeing on a common definition of terrorism.

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Schettino previously said managers of the Costa cruise line instructed him to sail close to the island and has denied allegations that he was sailing too fast.

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Schettino has said that managers of the cruise line instructed him to sail close to the island and has denied allegations that he was sailing too fast.

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Schettino has previously said managers of the Costa cruise line instructed him to sail close to the island and has denied allegations that he was sailing too fast.

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