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Fondo sociale per il clima
Nel quadro del pacchetto "Pronti per il 55 %", la Commissione ha proposto la creazione di un fondo sociale per il clima (FSC) per compensare le famiglie vulnerabili, le microimprese vulnerabili e gli utenti vulnerabili dei trasporti per alcuni dei costi legati alla transizione verde. Il fondo sarebbe finanziato principalmente attraverso l'estensione del sistema di scambio di quote di emissione dell'UE, in modo da includere i settori dell'edilizia e dei trasporti. I deputati discuteranno dell'FSC ...
Trasporto aereo: sicurezza dell'aviazione civile
La sicurezza dell'aviazione (da non confondere con la sicurezza aerea[1]) è intesa a prevenire atti dolosi contro gli aeromobili e i loro passeggeri ed equipaggi. Sulla scia dei terribili attentati del 2001, l'UE ha adottato una serie di norme di sicurezza finalizzate alla protezione dell'aviazione civile. Tali norme vengono aggiornate regolarmente per tener conto dell'evolvere dei rischi. Gli Stati membri hanno facoltà di applicare misure più rigorose.
Court of Justice rules on passenger compensation for flight delays
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'.
The proposed EU passenger name records (PNR) directive: Revived in the new security context
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 ...
The Cost of Non-Europe in the Single Market for Transport and Tourism
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 ...
Air passenger rights
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.
Passenger Name Records Agreement: EU agreements with the US and other third countries
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.
Diritti dei consumatori nel settore dell'aviazione civile
Lo studio fornisce una panoramica generale sull'applicazione della legislazione dell'UE in materia di diritti dei passeggeri aerei. Dopo una breve presentazione del quadro giuridico pertinente, lo studio presenta i risultati di una consultazione degli organismi nazionali responsabili dell'applicazione e delle associazioni dei consumatori degli Stati membri dell'UE maggiormente rilevanti ai fini dello studio, in merito all'applicazione dei regolamenti (CE) n. 261/2004, 2111/2005, 1107/2006 e della ...
Towards a European PNR system ? Questions on the Added Value and the Protection of Fundamental Rights
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 ...
Data Protection from a Transatlantic Perspective : the EU and US Move towards an International Data Protection Agreement ?
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 ...