EuroMed Aviation Project

Promotes the emergence of a Euro-Med Common Aviation Area, and supports an open and secure aviation market in the Mediterranean Partner Countries

Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey

Timeframe: 2007-2010

Budget: €5 Million (MEDA)

 

Objectives
 
Its aim is to promote the emergence of a Euro-Mediterranean Common Aviation Area and facilitate any future negotiations of comprehensive Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreements. It also seeks to reinforce air transport cooperation and improve aviation safety and security in the beneficiary countries.
 
What does it do?
 
It focuses on supporting an open, healthy and competitive aviation market, promoting improved aviation safety and security, securing the environmental friendliness of air transport and backing regional air traffic management cooperation and harmonisation.
 

The project also supports the effort undertaken for local regulations to conform with international standards and conventions. Its work plan provides that actions in 2007 focus on the study and assessment of the situation in the region, generally and in each country more specifically, while 2008 is dedicated to the provision of technical assistance and training. It shall produce a Road Map for the implementation of the Common Aviation Area, as well as an impact assessment.

 

Actions in brief

 

  • Organises training, workshops and technical assistance activities related to aviation market, ATM cooperation, aviation safety and security.
  • Carries out survey missions assessing the implementation of the Common Aviation Area. Each survey mission, consisting of 5 exprts, lasts 5 days.
  • Drafts a Road Map based on the findings of the survey missions and the impact assessment of the Common Aviation Area.
  • Maximises knowledge about the project among stakeholders through information communication and dissemination of activities and results, including a newsletter.

 

http://www.euromedtransport.org/aviation

EU Cooperation with Syria is currently suspended due to the political situation in the country; however, since in principle Syria is eligible for cooperation under the ENPI, activities may be taken up again once the situation improves.

http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/122168.pdf
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