Briefing 
 

Parliament to demand Russia return stolen airplanes 

MEPs will assess the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine on the EU’s transport sector, and are set to demand Russia return stolen airplanes and to call for more sanctions.

MEPs are concerned about the severe impact the war has on the aviation sector, deploring the fact that Russia, in clear breach of international civil aviation rules, has forced a re-registration of airplanes leased from foreign companies in Russia’s aircraft register. “Such a theft cannot be tolerated,” MEPs say, demanding the immediate return of these aircrafts to their lawful owners.

The draft resolution, adopted by Transport Committee MEPs on 28 April to be debated on Tuesday, and voted on in plenary on Thursday, also calls on the EU to further tighten sanctions against the Russian maritime sector and to refuse entry at EU ports of ships that have docked in Russia on their way. In addition, all ships that want to stop at an EU port should be forbidden to re-fuel in Russian ports, the text adds.

Procedure Code: 2022/2643(RSP)

Procedure: Council and COM statements with resolution

Debate: Tuesday, 3 May

Vote: Thursday, 5 May