Europe’s airports are joining the celebrations for the 20th anniversary of the EU’s biggest enlargement in two decades, presenting evidence of the virtuous circle of closer integration that is increasing demand for air travel, in turn boosting social cohesion across Europe. On 1 May 2004, ten countries joined the European Union as newly acceded Member […]
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On Wednesday, Parliament adopted new measures to make packaging more sustainable and reduce packaging waste in the EU. So, adopted by 476 votes in favour, 129 against and 24 abstentions, the regulation aims to tackle the ever-increasing amount of waste, harmonise internal market rules and strengthen the circular economy. Reduce packaging and restrict certain types […]
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AEGEAN announced its strategic decision to invest in – initially – four aircraft of a “specially configured”, upgraded version of the A321neo, with longer range capability, which will be able to reach and serve markets outside the EU, mainly in the south and southeast of Greece. These new and specially configured aircraft will have a […]
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Four Greek cities have been awarded the “EU Mission Label” by the EU, a certification that recognises initiatives taken in the framework of the EU Mission for “100 Climate Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030, from and to the citizen”. Thessaloniki, Kalamata, Kozani and Ioannina received this important distinction during the “EU Research and Innovation […]
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Almost one year after Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, the EU economy entered 2023 on a better footing than projected in autumn. The Winter interim Forecast lifts the growth outlook for this year to 0.8% in the EU and 0.9% in the euro area. Both areas are now set to narrowly avoid […]
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ACI EUROPE (Airports Council International) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the adoption today of an EU Council Recommendation for external travellers coming into the EU and called for further action to help re-start air connectivity. The new regime aligns with the Recommendation already adopted in January regarding intra-EU travel, and thus further […]
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After intensive negotiations, the European Commission has reached an agreement with the United Kingdom on the terms of its future cooperation with the European Union. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said: “It was worth fighting for this deal because we now have a fair and balanced agreement with the UK, which will protect our […]
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ACI Europe today called on the European Commission to urgently adopt an EU Recovery Framework for Aviation and for Governments to provide the requisite funding to support airports – and the recovery of air connectivity. With close to 200 airports already facing the risk of insolvency, the financial situation of the European airport industry will further worsen in […]
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The European Council adopted a recommendation on a coordinated approach to the restrictions of free movement in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This recommendation aims to avoid fragmentation and disruption, and to increase transparency and predictability for citizens and businesses. “The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily lives in many ways. Travel restrictions have made […]
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Reyes Maroto opts for establishing homogeneous criteria for treating areas of risk and coordinated measures to control the departure and arrival of travellers, and applying them at regional level to avoid indiscriminate measures, so that “Europe is once again a safe travel destination”. The minister calls for a European Action Plan to rescue the sector, […]
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