EU Proposes Measures to Aid Transportation Industry During COVID-19 Pandemic

The European Union is considering proposals to help its aviation, rail, road and shipping sectors mitigate COVID-19 impacts, according to a May 8 European Council press release. The proposals would amend air carrier licensing rules, allow airports to better handle “ground-handling services,” relax a rule that requires port infrastructure charges to be levied on ship operators and more, the commission said. The proposals would mainly ease pressure for transportation industries that “are having difficulties fulfilling certain administrative formalities before the expiry of the relevant deadlines,” the press release said.