BRUSSELS, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- The European Union's transport commissioner is warning against responding to the wave of mail bomb attempts with "panic."
Germany is leading the charge for stricter air cargo rules after explosives were sent in packages from Greece and Yemen, but Siim Kallas cautioned against overreacting, EUobserver reported.
He spoke Friday in Brussels during a conference of European and American air security experts.
"We have to come up with a proportionate response and close the potential loopholes, but security can never be at 100 percent," Kallas said.
Germany is demanding strong action after one of the Greek bombs was detonated outside Chancellor Angela Merkel's office in Berlin and has stopped all passenger and freight transports from Yemen.
EU ministers will discuss the situation Monday at the request of German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere.
"I am afraid that the proposed measures will be too big of a burden for companies and airports to implement. And if they are impossible to implement, it creates an even bigger gap than the one we are trying to fill," Kallas said.
