Press Release: EU & South East Europe: first steps towards an extended Single Aviation Market

On 9 June 2006 the European Union and Transport Ministers of South-East European partners, Iceland and Norway opened for signature the agreement to create a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA). The ECAA Agreement was the first comprehensive aviation agreement accomplished since the adoption of a roadmap to develop the Union’s external aviation policy.

A fundamental aim of this policy is to create a wider Common Aviation Area with neighbouring countries by 2010, starting with the integration of South East-Europe into the single European aviation market and continuing with the expansion of the common aviation area to the whole neighbourhood of the EU.

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Council of the European Union: Press Release, 09.06.06: Signature of an Agreement establishing a European Common Aviation Area http://www.consilium.europa.eu/ueDocs/cms_Data/docs/pressData/en/misc/89978.pdf

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