Access to the groundhandling market at Community airports

The Council held an initial discussion on the proposal for a directive on access to the groundhandling market at Community airports, on the conclusion of which: - it stressed the importance of this proposal, which aimed at the liberalisation of the groundhandling market, to the competitiveness of European carriers; - it invited the Permanent Representatives Committee to report back to it with a view to the adoption of a common position at a forthcoming meeting.