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'Open skies' deal blocked by European exclusion from US market: EU
Talks aimed at liberalising transatlantic air traffic remain blocked over Washington's refusal to give European carriers access to the US domestic market, the European Commission said Saturday.
The United States and the European Union on Friday ended a fifth round of talks on so-called "open skies" that focused on competition, safety, pricing, state aid, the environment, consumer protection, and foreign ownership. They are geared toward reaching a final agreement by a US-EU summit on June 26.
But the two sides did not reach agreement on the controversial issue of "cabotage," or letting a foreign operator carry passengers and cargo within the United States, which the European carriers want.
"There was substantial progress" made during the talks, said the European transport commissioner's spokesman Gilles Gantelet.
But "the negotiations remain blocked on crucial questions" such as cabotage and foreign ownership, he added.
The commission, negotiating on behalf of the EU, is now waiting for "American proposals" on letting European carriers enter the US domestic market, he said.
European carriers are currently barred from offering domestic flights and cargo operations in the United States, while US carriers are allowed to continue their transatlantic flights by serving a second airport in Europe.
John Byerly, US deputy assistant secretary of state for transportation, said Friday that the United States was "not in a position at this time to change our cabatoge laws."
"There may be other things that can be done and that we will try to do, but we need additional review in order to bring those matters to closure," he said, without giving specific options.
The United States already has open-skies agreements with 15 of the 25 EU member states and if a general agreement is not reached, the EU has said that existing agreements may be abandoned.
Byerly said he was hopeful that a deal could be reached before the June summit.
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'Open skies' deal blocked by European exclusion from US market: EU
Talks aimed at liberalising transatlantic air traffic remain blocked over Washington's refusal to give European carriers access to the US domestic market, the European Commission said Saturday.
The United States and the European Union on Friday ended a fifth round of talks on so-called "open skies" that focused on competition, safety, pricing, state aid, the environment, consumer protection, and foreign ownership. They are geared toward reaching a final agreement by a US-EU summit on June 26.
But the two sides did not reach agreement on the controversial issue of "cabotage," or letting a foreign operator carry passengers and cargo within the United States, which the European carriers want.
"There was substantial progress" made during the talks, said the European transport commissioner's spokesman Gilles Gantelet.
But "the negotiations remain blocked on crucial questions" such as cabotage and foreign ownership, he added.
The commission, negotiating on behalf of the EU, is now waiting for "American proposals" on letting European carriers enter the US domestic market, he said.
European carriers are currently barred from offering domestic flights and cargo operations in the United States, while US carriers are allowed to continue their transatlantic flights by serving a second airport in Europe.
John Byerly, US deputy assistant secretary of state for transportation, said Friday that the United States was "not in a position at this time to change our cabatoge laws."
"There may be other things that can be done and that we will try to do, but we need additional review in order to bring those matters to closure," he said, without giving specific options.
The United States already has open-skies agreements with 15 of the 25 EU member states and if a general agreement is not reached, the EU has said that existing agreements may be abandoned.
Byerly said he was hopeful that a deal could be reached before the June summit.
Study(.pdf)
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