ERA represents its members on various regulatory and legal affairs matters including Public Service Obligations, slots, airport charges, consumers affairs (including EU261, passengers with reduced mobility and package travel), competition (including the EU State Aid framework and airline mergers), air ticket distribution and multimodality.
We work with key EU regulatory bodies to ensure that legislation is developed in a way that considers the specific needs of the regional aviation industry.
For further details on any of the information provided below, please contact Roberta Filosa, Policy Manager at policy.technical@eraa.org
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Council adopts general approach to Passenger Mobility Package
9 December 2024: Last week the European Council adopted its
21st Plenary meeting of EC Thessaloniki Forum
19 November 2024: ERA recently attended the 21st Plenary me
Transport and Tourism Commissioner Tzitzikostas confirmed by the TRAN Committee
13 Novembver 2024: Last week, Transport Commissioner Aposto
EC consults on Passenger Name Records Directive
13 November 2024: The European Commission is preparing a pu
High-level meeting on EES rollout
29 October 2024: A high-level meeting was held today betwee
European Commission proposes EU digital travel application
15 October 2024: The European Commission has proposed two i
Mario Draghi publishes report on the future of European competitiveness
17 September 2024: After a few months delay, Mario Draghi h
Ursula Von der Leyen shares political guidelines
3 September 2024: Ursula Von der Leyen was re-elected as Pr
EC adopts new Interpretative Guidelines on EU261 and PRMs
8 August 2024: The European Commission published on 22 July
European Parliament holds first plenary session
24 July 2024: Last week, the European Parliament held its first
ERA meets with CAAs at ECAC Plenary (Triennia) Session
19 July 2024: ERA’s Director General, Montserrat Barriga wa
EC report on current trends and issues in EU transport
9 July 2024: The European Commission has released an overvi
EU leaders come up with a deal for top jobs
9 July 2024: During the last European Council meeting on th
Council progress report on EC multimodal passenger rights proposal
11 June 2024: The Council of the European Union recently publish
PNR agreement between the EU and Canada
11 June 2024: Last week, the Council issued the agreement b
ECAC holds seventh Environmental Forum
11 June 2024: ERA took part in the ECAC Environmental Forum
US DoT requires automatic refunds to consumers
29 April 2024: The US Department of Transportation (DoT) has iss
EC Fitness Check on airport regulations
Joint European airline position on recent ADR developments
16 April 2024: Following the adoption by the European Parliament
Romania and Bulgaria officially join Schengen area
2 April 2024: As of 31March, Romania and Bulgaria officially joi
ERA Board meets with Magda Kopczyńska of DG MOVE
27 March 2024: Today, the ERA team and members of the Board
API agreement between European Council and Parliament
4 March 2024: The European Council and the Parliament met&
ERA provides perspective on PSOs at CPRM transport working group
4 March 2024: ERA recently had the opportunity to take part
IMCO Committee adopts its position on ADR
4 March 2024: The European Parliament’s Internal Market and Cons
FSR and DG MOVE joint conference on EU transport policy
4 March 2024: ERA attended a conference organised jointly by the
Finnish Government calls for balance on passengers rights
6 February 2024: In a Union communication presented to the
EC stakeholder consultation on revised EU261 and PRM interpretative guidelines
18 January 2024: The European Commission (DG MOVE) recently laun
European Commission adopts Passenger Mobility Package
12 December 2023: The European Commission adopted the Passenger
Transport Commissioner calls for standardisation of hand luggage
12 December 2023: European Commissioner for Transport, Adin
ERA welcomes suspension of reduced movements at Schiphol Airport
15 November 2023: Yesterday, the Dutch caretaker government
IMCO Committee study on the Package Travel Directive
14 November 2023: This week, the European Parliament’s Committee
New Tourism Manifesto in progress
14 November 2023: ERA recently attended a workshop in Bruss
EU Council endorses postponement of ETIAS
24 October 2023: The European Council has endorsed the new
EP resolution on uniform standards for airline carry-on luggage
18 October 2023: During its plenary session on 4 October 2023, t
EU ministers sign the Barcelona Declaration
2 October 2023: During the informal meeting of EU mini
DG GROW Together for EU Tourism stakeholder meeting
19 September 2023: ERA participated last week in the Togeth
European Commission proposes negotiations on PNR data agreements
18 September 2023: Earlier this month, the European Commission a
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport movement reductions
5 September 2023: Despite letters to the Tweede Kamer and c
Industry feedback on the revision of the visa suspension mechanism
4 September 2023: ERA, together with other leading worldwide ind
PNR letter to Commissioner Ylva Johansson
25 July 2023: ERA along with other associations, addressed
EC positive decision on the prolongation of operating aids for regional airports
10 July 2023: The European Commission has prolonged the pos
LIBE Committee draft its first opinion on API proposal
10 July 2023: The LIBE Committee published its draft report on t
ERA working group on PSOs and thin commercial routes
10 July 2023: Following the workshop held in May 2023 on the rev
Industry statement on slot regulations
26 June 2023: ERA, together with other leading industry ass
DG MOVE stakeholders’ workshop on MDMS
26 June 2023: Last week, ERA attended a workshop organised by th
New McKinsey study on regional air mobility
12 June 2023: McKinsey recently published a study ‘Short-ha
ERA discusses API proposals and opinion draft with rapporteur
30 May 2023: Last Monday, ERA met with MEP Jan-Christoph Oe
ERA workshop on ASR revision and essential air connectivity
30 May 2023: Last week, ERA members met in Brussels for an
Belgian CAA stakeholder consultation meeting
16 May 2023: ERA attended a stakeholder consultation meetin
EC consultation – prolongation of state aid rules to regional airports
DG MOVE workshop on the Slots Regulation review
28 April 2023: ERA recently attended a workshop organised by DG
API workshop with Commission representatives
17 April 2023: In December 2022, the European Commission ad
ERA response to European Commission survey on API
4 April 2023: ERA recently responded to the European Commis
Minutes of EC MDMS public workshop available
21 March 2023: The European Commission (DG MOVE) has shared the
EC fine tunes policy options for MDMS
7 March 2023: DG MOVE (unit B4) organised a stakeholder&nbs
EC launches Import Control System 2 (ICS2)
7 March 2023: At the start of this month, the European Unio
Florence School of Regulation’s Forum on multimodal ticketing
22 Febraury 2022: ERA recently participated in the Florence School of Regulation (FSR) Intermodal Forum on 'Avia
ERA letter to Transport Commissioner
8 February 2023: ERA has today sent a letter to Transport Commis
EC releases MPMF final report
6 February 2023: The European Commission has released the final
New Code of Conduct on data sharing in tourism
3 February 2023: ERA recently attended a webinar hosted by
ERA passenger rights webinar
3 February 2023: ERA held a webinar focussed on passenger rights