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DRAFT RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING (08311/2024 – C100114/2024 – 2013/0186(COD))

On the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the Single European Sky (recast)

TRAN-PR-765057

Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Jens Gieseke, Johan Danielsson

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The draft resolution approves the Council position on the Single European Sky recast, incorporating the content of another Commission proposal, and approves a joint statement on financing. The agreed text aims to make air navigation services and network management contribute to climate neutrality, with EU performance targets and reviews at least every three years. It establishes an independent advisory Performance Review Board, allows functional separation of service providers and supervisory authorities, and permits market conditions for certain services.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism recommends that Parliament approve the Council position at first reading, without amendments.

Key points

  1. Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on the regulation for the implementation of the Single European Sky.
  2. The incorporation of Commission proposal COM(2020)0577 into the position means legislative procedure 2020/0264(COD) has lapsed.
  3. Parliament approves the joint statement on financing, which will be published in the Official Journal.
  4. The act is adopted in accordance with the Council position, and Parliament instructs its President and Secretary-General to sign and publish it.
  5. The compromise sets provisions for air navigation services and network management to contribute to climate neutrality, with EU performance targets on capacity, cost efficiency, climate and environmental factors.
  6. The Commission will develop performance targets, and performance against them will be reviewed at least every three years.
  7. An independent advisory Performance Review Board will help the Commission and Member States implement performance plans with binding targets and incentives for more efficient and environmentally friendly flights.
  8. Air navigation service providers and national supervisory authorities may be in the same organisation if functionally separated and independent.
  9. Member States may merge economic and safety oversight functions and may authorise opening certain air navigation services to market conditions.
  10. The joint statement invites the Commission to propose an additional administrative support budget line under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for secretariat costs of certain boards.
  11. Financing under CEF should not set a precedent or prejudge future financing arrangements.

Who is affected

  • Air navigation service providers and national supervisory authorities: may be part of the same organisation if functionally separated.
  • Member States: may merge oversight functions and open certain services to market conditions.
  • Commission: develops performance targets and proposes a new budget line under CEF.
  • Performance Review Board and National Supervisory Authorities Cooperation Board: their secretariats may receive CEF funding.

Figures and deadlines

  • Performance reviewed at least every three years.

Legal basis: Article 294(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union