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Madam President, I am at the disposal of Mr Kirkhope, who is an excellent pilot. If he encounters any difficulties with the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) – and I do not believe the Agency has made any controversial moves recently – but, if this were the case, I would be the first to protest and would be at your disposal.
Having said that, I also wish to reassure you that the Agency’s regulation and control function will not involve any tasks requiring additional financial resources, insofar as these tasks are financed by public funds. I simply ask Parliament to ensure that the Agency has the necessary resources so that, as Mr Bradbourn told us, it is not obliged to seek charges which could be excessive in certain cases.
I honestly believe the EASA’s track record has been positive. It is of course understood that the Agency’s means of action must be perfected, but I feel we must not underestimate the potential of the EASA for European aviation as a whole. As proof of this, I can tell you that Mrs Marion Blakey, a former Administrator of the FAA in the United States, held meetings with the Agency in Cologne to discuss cooperation since she felt EASA was a high-quality agency. Mrs Blakey told me this personally.
I listened very carefully to the comments by Mr Degutis. As I said, the Commission has not ignored your arguments. It will assess the economic impact on the aircraft market, whether or not aircraft are defined as complex, and I wish to tell you that we have taken due note of your request. I note that you are also a pilot, and we will not bring this matter to a conclusion without studying it carefully and taking appropriate action. You were right to persist.
Madam President, it would be bad form for me to prolong the debate excessively. I particularly wish to thank Parliament. I feel we have made good progress on safety and, as Mr Rack said, on a single European sky imposed in functional airspace blocks. Mrs Lichtenberger is right to say that the blocks are essential for a much more efficient and environmentally friendly sky.
Therefore, Madam President, I thank Parliament for its extremely positive work on this issue. There will be subsequent stages in this process – everything in due course – but I believe we now have a regulation that will make European skies even safer. Once again I wish to express my thanks to the House."@en1
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