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Euromed Aviation countries agree on establishing Joint Mediterranean Aviation Authorities

Global Arab Network - - Rabih Serrai

Friday, 07 May 2010 08:58

Participants in the First MEDA Joint Aviation Authority Workshop, which took place in Amman and held by the EU-funded project Euromed Aviation, have reached a consensus for establishing Joint Mediterranean Aviation Authorities (JMAA).

The workshop conclusions stated that although the institutional structure (administrative arrangements between national regulators) is supported, all insist on the need for a strong link between the future organisation and the European Union. Deep support and involvement of the European Commission and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) are felt essential to the success and duration of the JMAA.

Participants agreed that the Euromed Aviation Project Team would review the proposed arrangements on the basis of comments made during the workshop and further written input provided by participants.

The intention of the Project Team is to send its revised proposals before the end of May 2010 and to organise a second JMAA workshop, subject to the approval of the European Commission, in June 2010 so that first results may be presented in the Euro-Mediterranean Transport Ministers Conference scheduled in July 2010.

It was also decided that the objective should be the signing of the JMAA arrangements at the November 2010 meeting of the Aviation Working Group of the Euro-Mediterranean Transport Forum (acting also as the Advisory Group of the Project).

Euro-Med Aviation is funded by the EU under the Euro-Med Transport programme with a budget of €5 million over a period of three years. Its aim is to promote the emergence of a Euro-Mediterranean Common Aviation Area and facilitate any future negotiations of comprehensive Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreements. It also seeks to reinforce air transport cooperation and improve aviation safety and security in the beneficiary countries.

Euro-Med Aviation Objectives
Its aim is to promote the emergence of a Euro-Mediterranean Common Aviation Area and facilitate any future negotiations of comprehensive Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreements. It also seeks to reinforce air transport cooperation and improve aviation safety and security in the beneficiary countries.

What does it do?
It focuses on supporting an open, healthy and competitive aviation market, promoting improved aviation safety and security, securing the environmental friendliness of air transport and backing regional air traffic management cooperation and harmonisation.

The project also supports the effort undertaken for local regulations to conform with international standards and conventions. Its work plan provides that actions in 2007 focus on the study and assessment of the situation in the region, generally and in each country more specifically, while 2008 is dedicated to the provision of technical assistance and training. It shall produce a Road Map for the implementation of the Common Aviation Area, as well as an impact assessment.

Actions in brief
·    Organises training, workshops and technical assistance activities related to aviation market, ATM cooperation, aviation safety and security.
·    Carries out survey missions assessing the implementation of the Common Aviation Area. Each survey mission, consisting of 5 exprts, lasts 5 days.
·    Drafts a Road Map based on the findings of the survey missions and the impact assessment of the Common Aviation Area.
·    Maximises knowledge about the project among stakeholders through information communication and dissemination of activities and results, including a newsletter.

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