Commission proposes to open aviation negotiations with Australia, Chile and India

On the 05 September 2005, the European Commission proposed to open aviation negotiations with Australia, Chile and India. These negotiations would seek further opening of the respective air markets and enhanced regulatory cooperation.

The Commission has already received a mandate for the creation of a transatlantic Open Aviation Area with the United States, and it has requested negotiation mandates with Russia and China. Vice-President Barrot attended recently the EU-China Aviation Summit in Beijing which was very successful in fostering closer co-operation between China and the EU in civil aviation. Furthermore, the Commission has started negotiations on an agreement on a European Common Aviation Area with the Western Balkan countries and an ambitious aviation agreement with Morocco.

ESO: Key Source: Relations between Chile and the European Union http://www.europeansources.info/record/relations-between-chile-and-the-european-union/

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