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"I would like to thank the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteur for their cooperation in preparing the amendments, during which time we became quite good friends. This is perhaps one of the nicest aspects of our work in Parliament.
Today we are considering amendments to the Regulations that came into force in 2002 – a logical step which gives us the opportunity to assess and extend the application of the Regulations in practice.
The proposed amendments extend the jurisdiction of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and improve its management, budgeting and other procedures. Much attention has been paid to the confirmation of uniform aviation safety standards and supervision of their implementation. Aviation safety is a priority for all of us. The increasing intensity of air traffic compels us to have a single strong institution; this prevents lack of coordination or disputes between national aviation bodies from having negative consequences on aviation safety. This is why most of the proposed changes are intended to achieve the most important outcome: that of giving the EASA more authority in practice to perform the functions expected of it.
I would like to emphasise that in improving the Regulations we sought not just to be stricter and to centralise authority, but also to relax standards in those fields where changing practical circumstances make this possible. One such area is the use of amateur light aircraft. The proposed amendments set more relaxed standards for the issuance of private pilot licences and less strict rules for this type of activity, allowing authorised bodies, for example, pilots' associations, to issue ‘amateur light aircraft pilot licences’.
The amendments are also related to the protection of information sources, which is important when trying to gather vital information about breaches of regulations.
Accompanying remarks about the regulations are likewise aimed at improving the rules for recruiting EASA experts, with a view to maintaining the EASA's ability in the future to attract experienced specialists and to create the conditions for necessary internal training.
In conclusion I would like to invite colleagues to support these timely and very necessary amendments."@en1
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