Text · Report parliamentary committee draft
On the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
Full title
On the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia
Document TRAN-PR-786869 · 16837/2025 – C100031/2026 – 2023/0142(NLE)
- Kind
- Report parliamentary committee draft TRAN-PR-786869
- Date
- 14 April 2026
- Committee
- Committee on Transport and Tourism
- Rapporteur
- Tomas Tobé
- Dossier
- 2023/0142(NLE)
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- Subject matter
- TRAN, EXT
- Reference
- 16837/2025 – C100031/2026 – 2023/0142(NLE)
In short
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The draft report recommends that Parliament consent to the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement with Morocco to account for Croatia's EU accession. The Protocol makes linguistic adaptations to the Agreement.
Position. The rapporteur recommends that the Committee on Transport and Tourism give its approval to the conclusion of this protocol.
Key points
- Parliament gives its consent to the conclusion of the Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement with Morocco to take account of Croatia's accession to the EU.
- The Protocol defines the linguistic adaptations to be made to the Agreement by reason of the accession of Croatia.
- The Agreement with Morocco was the first comprehensive air transport agreement signed with a non-EU partner and is an important element of the Union's external aviation policy.
- The Agreement grants all EU air carriers non-discriminatory access to routes between the EU and Morocco, promoting competition and improving connectivity.
- The Protocol will enable Croatia to enjoy the benefits of the Agreement in the same way as other member states.
Who is affected
- EU air carriers, including those from Croatia, gain non-discriminatory access to routes between the EU and Morocco.
- The Kingdom of Morocco and the EU member states are parties to the amended Agreement.
Legal basis. Article 100(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union
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Draft european parliament legislative resolution
–having regard to the draft Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia (8938/2023),
–having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 100(2) and Article 218(6), second subparagraph, point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C100031/2026),
Back matter, 2
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Explanatory statement 8 blocks
The Republic of Croatia joined the European Union on 1 July 2013. In accordance with the Act concerning the conditions of accession, Croatia has undertaken to accede to the agreements concluded or signed by the Member States and the Union with one or more third countries or an international organisation, including the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement with Morocco.
The accession of Croatia to such agreements shall be agreed by the conclusion of a protocol to these agreements between the Council, acting unanimously on behalf of the Member States, and the third country or countries or international organisation concerned.
The Commission has negotiated the Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part. The Protocol defines the linguistic adaptations to be made to the Agreement by reason of the accession of Croatia.
The Agreement with Morocco was the first comprehensive air transport agreement signed with a non-EU partner of the Union. That Agreement is an important element of the Union’s external aviation policy and is one of several Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreements which the Union has since signed also with Israel and Jordan. The Aviation Agreement with Morocco has made it possible to nearly triple, in absolute terms, connectivity between that country and the Union.
By granting all EU air carriers non-discriminatory access to routes between the EU and Morocco, this agreement promotes competition on air routes between the EU and an important EU partner in the Mediterranean and will, consequently, improve connectivity. This Protocol will enable Croatia to enjoy these benefits in the same way as the other Member States currently do.
Annex: declaration of input 1 block
The rapporteur declares under his exclusive responsibility that he did not include in his report input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
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European Parliament (2026). “DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia”. Text, 14 April 2026. docId TRAN-PR-786869. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TRAN-PR-786869 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/TRAN-PR-786869 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{DRAFT RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union and its Member States, of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Croatia}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-04-14},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TRAN-PR-786869}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/TRAN-PR-786869},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId TRAN-PR-786869. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}