RECOMMENDATIONon the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
22.4.2020-(07048/2015 – C9‑0195/2019 – )-***
Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur: Roberts Zīle
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
(07048/2015 – C9‑0195/2019 – )
(Consent)
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–having regard to the draft Council decision (07048/2015),
–having regard to the draft Protocol amending the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (07047/2015),
–having regard to the draft Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and Moldova, of the other part,
–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Articles100(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0195/2019),
–having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,
–having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A9-0083/2020)
1.Gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol;
2.Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Republic of Moldova.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Protocol to the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the EU and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova takes into account the accession of Croatia to the EU on 1July2013. The Agreement itself is part of the EU Eastern Partnership and wider EU neighbourhood policy. The existing bilateral agreements on air traffic services between the EU Member States and Moldova are to be superseded by this new Agreement.
Procedure
The Common Aviation Area Agreement has been negotiated by the Commission as authorised by the Council in June 2011 and it was signed on 26 June 2012, subject to its conclusion at a later date, in accordance with Decision 2012/639/EU[1]. Following the accession of Croatia into the EU this Protocol on the accession of the Republic of Croatia to this Agreement was signed on 22 July 2015[2].
In order to conclude the Protocol to the Agreement the Council needs the consent of the European Ϸվ as required by Article 218 TFEU.
In accordance with Rules 105 and 114(5), (7) and (8) of Ϸվ’s rules of procedure, the committee responsible shall submit a recommendation for the approval or rejection of the proposed act. Ϸվ shall then take a decision by means of a single vote, and no amendments to the Agreement may be tabled. Amendments in committee shall be admissible only if their aim is to reverse the recommendation proposed by the rapporteur.
Main provisions of the Agreement
This Protocol does not change the substance of the Common Aviation Area Agreement with Moldova, which is part of the EU neighbourhood policy. It builds upon and replaces the framework of bilateral air transport agreements between the EU Member States and Moldova through the establishment of the Common Aviation Area between the EU and its Eastern Partnership Partners. It provides for gradual market opening in terms of access to routes and capacity on a reciprocal basis, ensures level playing field for economic operators based on the EU principles and provides for alignment of the Moldavian aviation legislation with EU legislation on issues such as safety, security and air traffic management.
Rapporteur’s position
This Protocol takes into account the accession of Croatia to the EU and does not modify the substance of the Agreement itself, to which the Rapporteur has already recommended consent in the separate recommendation, In the light of the above, the Rapporteur suggests that the TRAN Committee should also give a favourable recommendation on the conclusion of the Protocol.
PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
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Protocol amending the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the EU and Moldova to take account of the accession to the EU of Croatia |
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References |
07048/2015 – C9-0195/2019 – |
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Date of consultation / request for consent |
11.12.2019 |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
TRAN 19.12.2019 |
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Rapporteurs Date appointed |
Roberts Zīle 18.7.2019 |
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Date adopted |
21.4.2020 |
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Result of final vote |
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47 0 0 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Magdalena Adamowicz, Andris Ameriks, José Ramón Bauzá Díaz, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marco Campomenosi, Ciarán Cuffe, Andor Deli, Karima Delli, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, Ismail Ertug, Gheorghe Falcă, Giuseppe Ferrandino, Mario Furore, Søren Gade, Isabel García Muñoz, Jens Gieseke, Elsi Katainen, Kateřina Konečná, Elena Kountoura, Julie Lechanteux, Bogusław Liberadzki, Peter Lundgren, Benoît Lutgen, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Tilly Metz, Giuseppe Milazzo, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Caroline Nagtegaal, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Philippe Olivier, Rovana Plumb, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Dominique Riquet, Massimiliano Salini, Sven Schulze, Vera Tax, Barbara Thaler, István Ujhelyi, Petar Vitanov, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Lucia Vuolo, Roberts Zīle, Kosma Złotowski |
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Substitutes present for the final vote |
Clare Daly, Maria Grapini, Maximilian Krah |
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Date tabled |
22.4.2020 |
FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
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ECR |
Peter Lundgren, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Roberts Zīle, Kosma Złotowski |
GUE/NGL |
Clare Daly, Kateřina Konečná, Elena Kountoura |
ID |
Marco Campomenosi, Maximilian Krah, Julie Lechanteux, Philippe Olivier, Lucia Vuolo |
NI |
Mario Furore |
PPE |
Magdalena Adamowicz, Andor Deli, Gheorghe Falcă, Jens Gieseke, Benoît Lutgen, Marian‑Jean Marinescu, Giuseppe Milazzo, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Massimiliano Salini, Sven Schulze, Barbara Thaler, Elissavet Vozemberg‑Vrionidi, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska |
RENEW |
José Ramón Bauzá Díaz, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Søren Gade, Elsi Katainen, Caroline Nagtegaal, Jan‑Christoph Oetjen, Dominique Riquet |
S&D |
Andris Ameriks, Ismail Ertug, Giuseppe Ferrandino, Isabel García Muñoz, Maria Grapini, Bogusław Liberadzki, Rovana Plumb, Vera Tax, István Ujhelyi, Petar Vitanov |
VERTS/ALE |
Ciarán Cuffe, Karima Delli, Anna Deparnay‑Grunenberg, Tilly Metz |
0 |
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0 |
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Key to symbols:
+:in favour
-:against
0:abstention
- [1] Decision of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States, meeting within the Council of 7 June 2012 on the signing, on behalf of the Union, and provisional application of the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova (2012/639/EU) OJ L 292, 20.10.2012, p. 1–2
- [2]Council Decision (EU) 2015/1389 of 7 May 2015 on the signing, on behalf of the Union and its Member States, and provisional application of a Protocol amending the Common Aviation Area Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Moldova, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia OJ L 215, 14.8.2015, p. 1.)