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"I have to say that both President Prodi in this Chamber, last July, and myself on other occasions, have stated that the air traffic situation in Europe is untenable.
We really need to make progress in this area if we want to provide real solutions to the problems we are faced with. And I believe that all of you, as regular air passengers, know exactly what we are talking about.
The Commission is completing a communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the delays which have occurred in air traffic management. To this end, I intend to present an action plan specifically to promote real changes which can respond to the demands which we have to address. Without anticipating the Council’s final decision, it is clear that our objective is no less than that of creating a single European airspace: fifteen countries under one sky. How can we achieve this?
Firstly, there are measures under way which must be pursued and promoted, such as the European Community joining Eurocontrol, a process which will not only call for greater political responsibility on the part of the European Union but also that the last convention will be implemented and therefore measures may be adopted by majority voting, by majorities and not the systematic use of unanimous assent. We do not believe that this measure is a panacea, but we think that it is essential in responding to this issue.
Secondly, in the area of Eurocontrol, and not only in that of Eurocontrol but also in other areas, we must guarantee efficiency and transparency in the operations of air service providers and furthermore clearly separate regulatory responsibilities from the provision of services. Air traffic management cannot be an exception in relation to the other public service sectors which have had to face up to the single market.
There is a third aspect to be dealt with: better distribution of the civil and military use of the airspace of the fifteen countries. In that respect, there is a need for greater flexibility and greater cooperation in order improve management and the use of that airspace. The ambition is to try to prevent the chaos which, according to all the forecasts, we are inevitably going to suffer during the next summer season. To this end, I intend to deal with this issue at the next Ministerial meeting of the European Civil Aviation Authority Conference, which will take place on 28 January, and, as I mentioned before, the Commission’s communication on this subject will be presented to Parliament at the end of this year and to the Council of Transport Ministers, specifically at the meeting of 6 December."@en1
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