EU/US : WASHINGTON URGES EU TO CHANGE NIGHT FLIGHTS REGIME.

Publication: European Report

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The US is calling for the EU to make it harder for local authorities to ban night flights. "Right now, political decisions to restrict flights are taken first and only then is a cost benefit analysis done. We want the EU to change its legislation to require the cost benefit analysis to come first. Otherwise, it's like trying to unscramble an egg," John Byerly, lead US negotiator for the EU-US Open...

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