Brussels, 11/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 11 February, the European Parliament transport committee (TRAN) confirmed that the European Commission would not have the right to block decisions taken by the local and regional authorities to reduce noise pollution at airports. Committee members approved the compromise obtained at the institutional trilogue by rapporteur, Jörg Leichtfried (S&D, Austria), by 25 votes to 5, with 5 abstentions.
The new regulation stipulates that the...