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European Court of Justice: The directive including aviation activities in the EU’s emissions trading scheme is valid

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 21 December, 2011 - 19:07

In today's judgement in Case C-366/10, the Court of the European Union held that the directive including aviation activities in the EU’s emissions trading scheme is valid and application of the emissions trading scheme to aviation infringes neither the principles of customary international law at issue nor the Open Skies Agreement.

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European Union: Commission starts public consultation on the possible revision of the air passenger rights Regulation

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 19 December, 2011 - 19:02

The consultation on the possible revision of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 aims to gather stakeholders' views on the identification of possible shortcomings of the Regulation and their extent, and on the options to improve its application, either via non-legislative measures or via a revision of the Regulation. The consultation period is 19/12/2011 to 11/03/2012.

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Austria: new reference for ECJ preliminary ruling regarding rail passenger rights

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 13 December, 2011 - 16:41

On Sep. 8, 2011 the Austrian Adminstrative Court (VwGH) has filed a reference for preliminary ruling of the Court of the European Union with regard to Reg. (EC) 1371/2007 on Rail Passengers' Rights and Obligations. The referring court wants to know whether

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EU Commission announces "Better Airports" package

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 7 December, 2011 - 14:17

On Dec. 1, 2011, the European Commission announced a comprehensive package of measures to help increase the capacity of Europe's airports, reduce delays and improve the quality of services offered to passengers.

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EU: Commission requests Italy to comply with new safety rules for passenger ships

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 28 November, 2011 - 08:35

The European Commission has asked Italy to adopt national legislation implementing the new European safety rules and standards for passenger ships. The Commission's request takes the form of a reasoned opinion under EU infringement procedures. If Italy fails to inform the Commission within two months of the measures it has taken to ensure full compliance with EU law, the Commission could refer the case to the European Court of Justice.

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European Commission updates airline black list

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 22 November, 2011 - 15:30

On Nov. 21, the European Commission has adopted today the eighteenth update of the list of airlines banned in the European Union.

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New EU-US agreement on PNR

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 22 November, 2011 - 13:01

The European Union and the United States have initialled a new agreement on the transfer of air passengers' data for flights from the EU to the US. If adopted by the European Parliament and EU Member States in the Council of Ministers, the new agreement on Passenger Name Records (PNR) will replace the current agreement from 2007, improving data protection whilst providing an efficient tool to fight serious transnational crime and terrorism.

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European Union: new rules on the use of security scanners at European airports

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 22 November, 2011 - 12:49

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for an EU framework on security scanners. This legislation allows airports and Member States that wish to use security scanners for the screening of passengers to do so under strict operational and technical conditions. Member States and airports do not have an obligation to deploy security scanners, but if they decide to use them, they will have to comply with the operational conditions and performance standards set at European level such as or example that:

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European Union: new Directive on Consumer Rights published in Official Journal

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 22 November, 2011 - 08:10

The new Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of Oct. 25, 2011, on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 85/577/EEC and Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council has been published in today's edition of the Official Journal of the European Union.

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European Consumer Centre Network launches Air Passengers Rights Report 2011

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 8 November, 2011 - 09:50

On October 28th 2011, the European Consumer Centres Network (ECC-Net) launched the report “Air Passengers Rights Report 2011 – in the aftermath of the Volcanic Ash Crisis”. The report focuses on several aspects regarding air passengers’ rights in the EU today, in particular during 2010.

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