EU COMMISSION THREATENS LEGAL ACTION OVER AIRPORT CHARGING IN BELGIUM AND POLAND
March 1st, 2016
THE EUROPEAN Commission has threatened European Court of Justice (ECJ) legal action against Belgium and Poland over claims they have broken the European Union (EU) airport charges directive (2009/12/EC). The Commission says Belgium has failed to establish an independent supervisory authority to settle charge disputes between airports and airlines, as required by the law. And the Commission has threatened the Polish government with ECJ action over charges at Wrocław-Copernicus Airport. The EU executive says domestic flights are charged less than services from ...
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