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"Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the proposal you are debating this evening is very important because it is going to allow us to modernise and supplement the 1992 Regulation that created the single aviation market.
Its main aim is to simplify and consolidate the existing legislation. I believe that the agreement on the table, following Parliament’s first reading in July 2007 and the adoption of the Council’s common position in November, allows us to achieve the main objectives.
Firstly, it cleans up the text by deleting the obsolete sections on the transition to the liberalised markets. The text is clarified and three Regulations are consolidated into a single text.
Secondly, it ensures effective and homogeneous application of the Community provisions by defining more precise and stricter criteria, for example as regards the granting and supervision of operating licences. It also tightens the monitoring of air carriers’ financial viability.
Thirdly, it enhances the coordination among the Member States in relation to intra-Community services.
Fourthly, it improves passengers’ rights, which is very important: the right to full information on the actual price of a ticket, including taxes, charges and fees, and the right not to be discriminated against on grounds of nationality or residence when purchasing a ticket.
I must highlight passengers’ rights in particular because if we want to defend the European debates we must always remember that the citizens of Europe are the focus of our work. I am therefore very pleased to see the speed at which this issue is moving forward and I would once again like to highlight the work done by the rapporteur, Mr Degutis, and the Committee on Transport on this text, which has been significantly improved.
Given that there are few differences of opinion between the two institutions, I hope that we will be able to adopt this new text very soon and that it will enter into force without delay."@en1
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