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2007年3月2日,在持续了4年、历经11轮磋商之后,欧盟与美国之间的“开放天空”谈判终于取得了突破性进展,双方宣布已达成初步协议。新协议的主要内容包括欧盟与美国相互间进一步开放航线,允许对方航空公司利用本方领空。协议草案将于3月22日提交欧盟交通部长理事会审议通过,美国方面也有待国会批准后生效。如果一切顺利,第一阶段协议将自今年10月28日起开始试用。
On March 2, 2007, after four years of negotiations and after 11 rounds of consultations, the “open sky” negotiations between the EU and the United States finally made a breakthrough. Both sides announced that they had reached a preliminary agreement. The main contents of the new agreement include the further liberalization of the routes between the EU and the United States allowing each other airlines to use their own airspace. The draft agreement will be submitted to the EU Transport Ministers Council for consideration and approval on March 22, and the United States will take effect upon the approval of the National Assembly. If all goes well, the first phase of the agreement will start on October 28 this year, trial.