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Im Rahmen des Pakets „Fit für 55“ hat die Kommission die Einrichtung eines Klima-Sozialfonds vorgeschlagen, um finanziell schwächeren Haushalten, Kleinstunternehmen und Verkehrsnutzern einen Teil der Kosten des ökologischen Wandels zu erstatten. Der Fonds soll in erster Linie durch die Ausweitung des Emissionshandelssystems der Union auf die Bereiche Gebäude und Verkehr finanziert werden. Die Mitglieder sollen den Klima-Sozialfonds in der Plenartagung Juni I 2022 erörtern.

Ziel der Luftsicherheit (nicht zu verwechseln mit Flugsicherheit[1]) ist die Vorbeugung gegen böswillige Handlungen gegen Luftfahrzeuge sowie deren Fluggäste und Besatzungsmitglieder. Nach den furchtbaren Anschlägen im Jahr 2001 hat die EU ein Paket von Sicherheitsvorschriften für die Gefahrenabwehr in der Zivilluftfahrt verabschiedet. Diese Vorschriften werden regelmäßig aktualisiert, um neuen Gefahren entgegenzuwirken. Den Mitgliedstaaten steht es dabei frei, strengere Maßnahmen zu ergreifen.

According to EU law, passengers have the right to a fixed level of compensation if their flight is cancelled or subject to a long delay. However, airlines can escape liability if they prove that 'extraordinary circumstances' caused the cancellation or delay. The Court of Justice of the EU has recently ruled that unexpected technical problems cannot count as 'extraordinary circumstances'.

After the Paris attacks of January 2015, the fight against terrorism and the phenomenon of foreign fighters is now higher than ever on the EU agenda, with a series of new measures being discussed, and existing ones refocused. In this context, the EU Passenger Name Record (PNR) proposal is once again in the spotlight. The current proposal dates back to 2011, but was rejected by the European Parliament's LIBE Committee in April 2013. However, given the new security context, and following numerous ...

Significant progress has been achieved during the last 20 years in creating a Single Market for Transports. European tourism is and will remain a vital component of the economy, with enormous economic potential. Both sectors suffer however from remaining barriers, gaps and market inefficiencies that create substantial costs and that could be addressed through further action at EU level. The gains that could be achieved from addressing the identified issues have been estimated at 8.6 billion euro ...

Updates to the EU rules on air passenger rights are currently under discussion. They are intended to clarify key principles and passenger rights that have given rise to disputes between airlines and travellers in the past.

After the first PNR agreements concluded after 9/11 proved controversial and encountered legal difficulties, the Commission is now negotiating long-term PNR agreements with three key third countries: the US, Canada and Australia.

Diese Studie vermittelt einen allgemeinen Überblick über die Umsetzung der EU-Rechtsvorschriften zu Fluggastrechten. Nach einer kurzen Einführung in den diesbezüglichen Rechtsrahmen folgt ein Bericht über das Ergebnis einer Konsultation nationaler Durchsetzungsstellen und Verbraucherverbände aus den besonders relevanten EU-Mitgliedstaaten zur Umsetzung der Verordnungen 261/2004, 2111/2005 und 1107/2006 und der Richtlinie 90/314 EWG.Ziel ist es, die Möglichkeiten der EUOrgane für künftige Maßnahmen ...

In November 2007, the European Commission published a proposal on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data for law enforcement purposes. This proposal is closely related to other instruments obliging air carriers to transmit passenger data to national authorities, including Directive 2004/82/EC and various agreements that were signed with third countries. The establishment of an ‘EU PNR system’ is presented as a tool in the fight against terrorism and organised crime, but will also be used to ...

Recent years have been marked by a growing demand of personal data for public security purposes. Access and protection of those data are climbing the transatlantic political agenda. They have raised tensions and fostered forms of cooperation. The possible conclusion of an international binding agreement on a common transatlantic framework on data protection would be a further and crucial step ahead. The scope of this study is to pave the way for launching a parliamentary debate on those issues. Therefore ...