RECOMMENDATION (10844/2024 – C100111/2024 – 2015/0188(NLE))
On the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on certain aspects of air services
A-10-2025-0005
Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Tomas Tobé
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- Full procedure 2015/0188
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Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the EU-Bangladesh agreement on certain aspects of air services, which allows any EU airline to fly between Bangladesh and the seven EU member states concerned.¶¶
Committee position. The rapporteur recommends that the Committee on Transport and Tourism give its approval for the conclusion of the agreement.¶
Key points
- The agreement removes references to the United Kingdom from the text, following its withdrawal from the EU.¶
- The agreement allows any EU airline to operate flights between Bangladesh and Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, France and Slovakia, subject to traffic rights.¶
- Pending entry into force, bilateral agreements only authorize airlines owned and controlled by the signatory state or its nationals.¶
- The agreement includes standard EU clauses on aviation safety, aviation fuel taxation, and compatibility with competition rules.¶