08/11/2019 (Agence Europe) – In a statement issued on Friday 8 November, the association representing European airlines, Airlines for Europe (A4E), criticised the joint statement adopted on 7 November by the Finance Ministers of nine Member States (the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Sweden), asking the Commission to propose a “EU coordination on aviation pricing” (see EUROPE 12365/5). According to A4E, this statement is “full of flaws”. The association also believes that air taxes will not lead to a reduction in CO2 emissions. A4E argues in particular that EU airlines have been paying for their CO2 emissions since 2012 and are part of the UN's global carbon reduction programme, CORSIA, which begins in 2021. See A4E press release: https://bit.ly/2rsuimz (DG)