ICAO – EU
April 1st, 2002
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE EUROPEAN Commission is to seek authorisation from European Union member governments to negotiate the formal accession of the EU to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Brussels said that in spite of the EU's economic strength and the independent political power of its institutions, it carried little weight in the adoption of essential international rules in the transport sector. For instance the EU was not systematically informed of the ICAO agenda of meetings and could participate only if specifically invited. As it would take ...
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