In a joint statement unveiled on Wednesday 29 April, 12 States - Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal - called on the European Commission to propose, as a matter of urgency, a temporary amendment to Regulation 261/2004 on air passenger rights.
Germany, Romania, Spain and Estonia supported this request on the same day during the Transport Ministers' videoconference (see other news).
European law allows...