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"en.20061023.15.1-054"2
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"Mr President, if the Open Skies transport agreement for aviation is agreed between the United States and Europe, numerous benefits will flow: more routes, more competition and cheaper air fares – better all round for the traveller and the consumer. A major obstacle, namely, an objection on the European side to the exchange of passenger data with the United States, has now been overcome. However, there is another obstacle in relation to the ownership of airlines, which is causing major problems in the United States and has been objected to in Congress.
In the meantime, the Irish Minister for Transport, Mr Cullen, is trying to get the Commission to agree to a one-to-one bilateral agreement between Ireland and the United States. I object to that on two fronts. Firstly, it will undermine the global trust of Open Skies; and secondly, it will do irreparable damage to Shannon Airport in Ireland, which has been the gateway for transatlantic travel. Until such time as there is a full global agreement, then no bilateral agreement should be concluded between Ireland and the United States. The Commission should reject it."@en1
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