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AIR TRAFFIC CASE STUDY: Getting tourism going again, and by extension its adjacent industries, is a priority for many governments in Europe. But saving the planet is a top concern for everyone or so they say. European airlines and trade unions, in a rare joint initiative, are warning against being thrown under the bus when they’re just starting to recover from months of effectively being grounded: They fear the Commission’s plans for the contribution of the aviation sector to climate goals will have the unintended side-effect of boosting non-EU airlines.
Airlines fear market distortion: Planned proposals in next week’s “Fit for 55” package risk significantly increasing “the competitive advantage of non-EU airlines and non-EU hub airports compared to their EU counterparts,” says a joint letter, obtained by Playbook, by an association of major European airlines including Lufthansa, Air France-KLM and SAS as well as the European Transport Workers’ Federation.
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EUROPE: Provisional agreement on a binding EU-level deal to promote the employment of women in the rail sector has been reached by the Community of European Railway & Infrastructure Companies, representing employers, and the European Transport Workers’ Federation, representing staff.
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) and its European arm, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) express their firm solidarity with French trade unions as they prepare to take industrial action at the Aéroports de Paris (Charles de Gaulle-Roissy and Orly airports) between 1 July and 5 July.
The ITF and ETF also fully support the demonstrations planned by French unions at Orly and Charles de Gaulle airports before the 5-day strike.
In light of the G7 summit of leaders starting this Friday, the ETF reiterates its call for an international agreement on a global minimum tax for multinational companies. • Global tax could be an important tool in addressing the negative effects of the use of flags of convenience in global shipping which allows shipowners of .