Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2001-09-04-Speech-2-280"
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"Mr President, I want to talk mainly about the European Aviation Safety Agency, the EASA, but I am bound to make an observation about passengers’ rights, also directed to the Commissioner. Whatever the airlines promise and whatever agreements they reach among themselves to display splendid lists detailing the rights of passengers, in practice very little comes of it. Also from my own experience, it is clear that many things often go wrong. I should therefore wish to call for as many binding agreements as possible that are also laid down in legislation as well as for sanctions for failure to fulfil all kinds of promises to passengers.
As I said, I wish to speak mainly about EASA. The setting up of EASA and the provisional definition of its responsibilities are an important step on the way to complete harmonisation of safety rules in civil aviation. This is necessary and desirable, given the growing importance of the sector at European level, of unambiguous competition rules and of uniform standards, and in view of the need to strengthen the EU’s influence at a global level. We have opted for a cautious start which, in the first instance, will only involve European certification of new types of aircraft, such as the A 380. That is quite reasonable because the Authority still has to find its niche alongside the national aviation bodies, which will, of course, continue to have a role.
Duplication must be avoided by efficient pooling of available expertise and capacity. Based on a certain timeframe, the mandate of EASA can then be expanded to include other aspects of flight safety, such as the human aspect, the quality of pilot training, etc.
Legislation and the amendments too rightly cover the health and wellbeing of the passengers on board and of the environment, particularly the question of emissions. Our citizens are increasingly worried about these things. The work of EASA will have to help reduce these concerns.
The amendments by the European Parliament make it clear that the independence of the Agency has priority. It must be able to operate free of political interference and certification processes. At the end of the present Regulation, the inevitable comitology crops up. We continue to have our doubts, however, whether this will contribute to the efficient and independent functioning of EASA."@en1
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