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"en.20121022.26.1-212-000"2
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"Mr President, when in April 2010 more than 100 000 passengers were affected by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano, the Member States hurried to announce that there should be no further delay in achieving the Single European Sky. Europe needed, and did not have, the flexibility of a common airspace.
Two and a half years later, we are in a political impasse in which the immediate completion of the Single European Sky seems more of a fantasy, while the official establishment of the functional airspace blocks (FABs) is still delayed. In any case, this does not guarantee, by itself, an improvement in aviation performance.
What is needed at the moment is the political will to cut through the red tape and overcome inertia, to eliminate national self-interest. In doing this, particularly now, we ought not to neglect the significance of symbolism. The Single European Sky is a technical project with known benefits – which have already been discussed – but, at the same time, it is also a symbol of European integration and it would be a good idea for us to remember that."@en1
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