Conferentie over implementatie richtlijn over één Europees luchtruim op 28 november (en)
On 28th November this year, the Polish Presidency is holding a High Level Conference in Warsaw devoted to the implementation of Single European Sky (SES) and its extension to other countries.
It is being organised by the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy (MTBME) in cooperation with the European Commission (EC) and the European Socio-Economic Committee ESEC). Taking part in the conference as representatives of the European Commission are its Deputy President and Transport Commissioner Siim Kallas, ESEC Deputy President Jacek Krawczyk and Matthias Ruete, General Director of the European Commission for Mobility and Transport. Those delivering addresses will include Matthiew Baldwin, EC director in charge of civil aviation, Patrick Goudou, Executive Director of the European Aviation Security Agency (EASA) and Luc Tytgat, Deputy Director General of Eurocontrol i.
The event is expected to attract all the top figures of Europe’s civil-aviation sector as well as a group of eminent experts.
The conference agenda will encompass discussion on achievements arising out of the implementation of Single European Sky, extending aviation cooperation to neighbouring countries and the technological aspects connected to that initiative — the SESAR programme.
Also planned is the adoption of a joint declaration on issues surrounding the implementation of SES, not only within the EU but also with regard to neighbouring countries.
Accreditation for journalists will take place up to 25th November 2011 at 11 am. Journalists covering the event are kindly requested to submit their name and that of their media organisation as well as a telephone number and e-mail address to:
tel. +48 22 630 11 22
e-mail: info@mi.gov.pl
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The Single European Sky initiative should contribute to the improved security in civil aviation, better operating effectiveness (greater airspace traffic capacity) and higher cost effectiveness (decrease in unit costs) as well as decreasing aviation’s adverse environmental effects.
Implementation of this initiative solely within the EU’s borders runs the risk of barriers emerging between the European Union and its neighbours. Jointly with the EC and ESEC, the Polish Presidency has therefore invited other countries to a debate on the initiative’s further development.
Owing to this geographic location, Poland has long advocated the creation of a broad framework of cooperation with neighbouring countries. Hence we have welcomed the European Commission’s new initiatives. Countries neighbouring the Community are already playing an essential role in relations with the EU. Georgia has signed and Moldova has initialled a comprehensive civil-aviation agreement with the EU and its Member States which include cooperation in airspace management.
Similar agreements are being negotiated with Ukraine, an essential partner in terms of achieving SES objectives, as well as with Azerbaijan.
The EC’s 7th July 2011 communication to the European Council and Parliament, ‘The European Union and its neighbouring regions: a renewed approach to transport cooperation’ - COM (2011) 415 mapped out prospects for future cooperation with countries embraced by European Neighbourhood Policy. In October 2010, the EU Council adopted a conclusion pertaining to that communication, and the crowning of its work at the Government level was the Conference of Transport Ministers of the EU and Eastern Partnership countries, held on 24th October 2011 in Cracow.
Justyna Moson, Presidency spokesperson at the Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime Economy