European Commission

Conference Conclusions (to be confirmed once internal consultations on both sides are completed):

Letter from the European Commission to the African Union Commission [316 KB]

Joint Statement of the European Commission and the African Union Commission [21 KB]

Common Strategic Framework and Action Plan for Africa-Europe Cooperation in Air Transport [50 KB]

Thursday, 2 April 2009

8:00               Conference Registration

9:00 - 9:30      Official Welcome and Opening Session

Welcome Addresses:

• Ministry of Works and Transport of Namibia
• Presidency of the European Union (Czech Republic)
• African Union Commission (AUC) [37 KB]
• European Commission (EC) [22 KB]
• African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) [18 KB]
• European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) [51 KB]

9:30 - 11:00    Session 1: Market and regulatory developments in the African and EU aviation industry in a globalising economy: liberalising air transport and removing obstacles in rapidly growing markets

Removing barriers for air transport in the EU and in Africa. Overview of EU developments (the single EU aviation market and its results, the EU's evolving external aviation policy). Overview of the African market and regulatory developments (Yamoussoukro Process, regional liberalisations). Consumer rights. The role of air transport for regional development. How to ensure fair competition in open markets?

Presentations:

• European Commission (EC) [645 KB]
• African Union Commission (AUC) [84 KB]
• Ministry of Development, Spain [951 KB]
• Southern African Development Community (SADC) - Common Market of Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) - East African Community (EAC) [335 KB]
• Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) [2 MB]

11:00 - 11:20     Coffee break

11:20 - 13:00     Session 2: Air Traffic Management

How to ensure safety and efficiency of ATM? ATM situation in Africa. The Single European Sky, new technologies and infrastructures: GALILEO and SESAR, international cooperation and standards. Extension of EGNOS to Africa.

Presentations:

• European Commission (EC) / SESAR Joint Undertaking [6 MB]
• Agence pour la Sécurité de la Navigation Aérienne en Afrique et à Madagascar (ASECNA) [893 KB]
• Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company of South Africa (ATNS)
• Roberts Flight Information Region (Roberts FIR)
• European Commission (Galileo) [3 MB]
• NAVISAT [9 MB]

13:00 - 14:30    Luncheon

14:30 - 16:10    Session 3: Aviation Safety

Regional and sub-regional cooperation and harmonisation of safety. Challenges for aviation safety regulators: how to successfully develop and implement safety regulations at the sub-regional level? The Safety Management System approach and its consequences for the regulators: how to remain constantly up-to-date in an ever-changing international regulatory environment?

Presentations:

• European Commission (EC) [611 KB]
• European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) [388 KB]
• Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA) [189 KB]
• Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency (CASSOA) [228 KB]

16:10 - 16:30    Coffee break

16:30 - 17:30    Session 4: Environmental Aspects

Air transport and climate change. Greener ATM. Emissions trading. Aircraft noise.

Presentations:

• European Commission (EC) [568 KB]
• African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) [3 MB]
• Department for Transport, United Kingdom [115 KB]
• Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) [970 KB]

20:00               Official Dinner