RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services

26.7.2021 - (05210/2021 – C9‑0120/2021 – 2019/0044(NLE)) - ***

Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services

(05210/2021 – C9‑0120/2021 – 2019/0044(NLE))

 

(Consent)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the draft Council decision (05210/2021),

– having regard to the draft agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services (15082/2019),

– 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)(v), and Article 218(7), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9‑0120/2021),

– having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) and Rule 114(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A9-0251/2021),

1. Gives its consent to conclusion of the agreement;

2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Korea.

 

 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

The EU-Korea Agreement:

The agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services is a Horizontal Aviation Agreement negotiated by the European Commission on behalf of EU Member States and the Republic of Korea, following the judgements of the Court of Justice in the so-called “Open Skies” cases . The Agreement allows any EU airline to fly to the Republic of Korea from any of the twenty two EU Member States, which currently have a bilateral air services agreement with the Republic of Korea. In addition to the new routes’ opportunities for the EU carriers, the agreement is beneficial for both sides by bringing legal certainty to the commercial operations and ensuring non-discriminative approach to the airlines flying between the two respective territories.

Procedure:

On 5 June 2003 the Council authorised the Commission to open negotiations with third countries on the replacement of certain provisions in existing bilateral air services agreements with an agreement at Union level.  The agreement with Korea was signed on 25 June 2020 and, in order to conclude the Agreement, the Council needs the consent of the European Parliament as required by Article 218 TFEU.

 

In accordance with Rules 105 and 114(5), (7) and (8) of Parliament’s rules of procedure, the committee responsible (TRAN) shall submit a recommendation for the approval or rejection of the proposed act. Parliament shall then take a decision by means of a single vote, and no amendments to the Agreement may be tabled. Amendments in committee shall be admissible only if their aim is to reverse the recommendation proposed by the rapporteur.

Rapporteur’s position:

Civil aviation is a major strategic sector in the European Union, providing mobility solutions and jobs to European citizens and it is also a lifeline for the European tourism sector. This agreement replaces or complements the existing bilateral air services agreements between Member States and the Republic of Korea, which should further improve the connectivity between European Union and Asia, increase competition and provide for legal certainty for the airlines. On the basis of the foregoing, the rapporteur recommends that the Committee on Transport and Tourism give its approval for the conclusion of this agreement.

PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

Title	Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Korea on certain aspects of air services
References	05210/2021 – C9-0120/2021 – 2019/0044(NLE)
Date of consultation / request for consent	24.3.2021
Committee responsible  Date announced in plenary	TRAN 26.4.2021
Rapporteurs  Date appointed	Dominique Riquet 12.9.2019
Date adopted	12.7.2021
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	48 1 0
Members present for the final vote	Magdalena Adamowicz, Andris Ameriks, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Paolo Borchia, Marco Campomenosi, Massimo Casanova, Ciarán Cuffe, Jakop G. Dalunde, Johan Danielsson, Karima Delli, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, Gheorghe Falcă, Giuseppe Ferrandino, Mario Furore, Søren Gade, Isabel García Muñoz, Elsi Katainen, Kateřina Konečná, Julie Lechanteux, Peter Lundgren, Benoît Lutgen, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Tilly Metz, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Caroline Nagtegaal, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Philippe Olivier, João Pimenta Lopes, Rovana Plumb, Dominique Riquet, Dorien Rookmaker, Massimiliano Salini, Sven Schulze, Vera Tax, Barbara Thaler, Henna Virkkunen, Petar Vitanov, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Roberts Zīle, Kosma Złotowski
Substitutes present for the final vote	Clare Daly, Nicola Danti, Angel Dzhambazki, Tomasz Frankowski, Michael Gahler, Maria Grapini, Alessandra Moretti, Marianne Vind
Date tabled	26.7.2021

 

FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE

48	+
ECR	Angel Dzhambazki, Peter Lundgren, Roberts Zīle, Kosma Złotowski
ID	Paolo Borchia, Marco Campomenosi, Massimo Casanova, Julie Lechanteux, Philippe Olivier
NI	Mario Furore, Dorien Rookmaker
PPE	Magdalena Adamowicz, Gheorghe Falcă, Tomasz Frankowski, Michael Gahler, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Benoît Lutgen, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar, Massimiliano Salini, Sven Schulze, Barbara Thaler, Henna Virkkunen, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi
Renew	Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Nicola Danti, Søren Gade, Elsi Katainen, Caroline Nagtegaal, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dominique Riquet
S&D	Andris Ameriks, Johan Danielsson, Giuseppe Ferrandino, Isabel García Muñoz, Maria Grapini, Alessandra Moretti, Rovana Plumb, Vera Tax, Marianne Vind, Petar Vitanov
The Left	Clare Daly, Kateřina Konečná
Verts/ALE	Ciarán Cuffe, Jakop G. Dalunde, Karima Delli, Anna Deparnay-Grunenberg, Tilly Metz

 

1	-
The Left	João Pimenta Lopes

 

Key to symbols:

+ : in favour

- : against

0 : abstention