European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 September 2017 on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) (15654/2016 — C8-0098/2017 — 2006/0036(NLE))
Date: 2017-09-13
Institutions: Committee on Transport and Tourism, European Parliament
Subjects: EFTA countries, Western Balkans, agreement (EU), air safety, air space, air transport, multilateral agreement, ratification of an agreement




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20.9.2018   


EN


Official Journal of the European Union


C 337/177






P8_TA(2017)0332
Multilateral Agreement on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) ***
European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 September 2017 on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the Union, of the Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (*1) on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (ECAA) (15654/2016 — C8-0098/2017 — 2006/0036(NLE))
(Consent)
(2018/C 337/30)

The European Parliament,






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having regard to the draft Council decision (15654/2016),










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having regard to draft Council Decision on the signature and provisional application of the Multilateral Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania, the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (*1) on the establishment of a European Common Aviation Area (08823/2/2006),










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having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 100(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C8-0098/2017),










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having regard to Rule 99(1) and (4) and Rule 108(7) of its Rules of Procedure,










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having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A8-0260/2017),












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Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;












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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, to the Commission and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Bulgaria, the Republic of Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Republic of Iceland, the Republic of Montenegro, the Kingdom of Norway, Romania and the Republic of Serbia, and to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo.






(*1)  This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UN Security Council Resolution 1244 (1999) and the Opinion of the International Court of Justice on Kosovo's declaration of independence.