The Transport and Tourism Committee adopts its positions on two draft bills on passenger rights. Among the different provisions, MEPs will vote on travellers’ rights in the case of disruptions, including when a journey involves different modes of transport, a common form of compensation, the dimensions of free hand luggage, and the protection of persons with disabilities

TRAN: VOTE on two draft bills on Passenger rights

EP delegation to the Conciliation Committee meeting on Air passenger rights

EP Delegation to the Conciliation Committee meeting on Air passenger rights

TRAN delegation to Washington DC

Press conference on driving licence and driving disqualification rules

TRAN Trilogue on Driving Disqualification Directive

Matteo RICCI in the EP in Strasbourg

TRAN Committee constitutive meeting

Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), rapporteur, Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS (Greens/EFA, LT), vice-chair of TRAN Committee and the shadow rapporteurs Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT), Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR, PL), Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ (Greens/EFA, ES) and Arash SAEIDI (The Left, FR), hold a press conference on Air passenger rights. MEPs discussed the Council’s proposed changes to existing air passenger rights rules and on an update to the rights of air travelers facing flight disruptions, to ensure compensation after a three-hour delay. This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press Conference by Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), rapporteur, Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS (Greens/EFA, LT) , vice-chair of TRAN Committee and the shadow rapporteurs on Air passenger rights

MEPs debate on Air Passenger Rights. They discuss the Council’s proposed changes to existing air passenger rights rules. Parliament’s draft text offers a comprehensive list of extraordinary circumstances, such as natural disasters, weather conditions or unforeseen labour disputes, that would release airlines of their responsibility to pay compensation. Council favours an open-ended list. Plenary also defends the right to carry on board, at no additional cost, one personal item, such as a handbag, backpack or laptop, plus one small piece of hand luggage with maximum dimensions of 100 cm (combined length, width and height) and weighing no more than 7 kg.

Air Passenger Rights: MEPs debate

This News item presents extracts from the debate (20/1) and from the vote (21/1) on Air Passenger Rights. In 2014, Parliament reacted to a Commission proposal to update air passenger rights, proposing that delayed or stranded air passengers should receive better access to compensation, with clearer rules about how airlines should deal with passenger complaints. Differing positions among EU countries blocked this file for 11 years. In June 2025, however, EU ministers reached a political agreement. Subsequent negotiations with Parliament started in October 2025, but did not end in agreement, forcing Parliament to proceed with the adoption of its second reading position.This transcription is the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Air Passenger Rights: extracts from the debate (20/1) and from the vote (21/1)

Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Marie BJERRE, Danish Minister for European Affairs on behalf of the Danish Presidency sign two legislative acts on Driving Licences Directive and Driving Disqualifications Directive

LEX signing ceremony (22/10/2025) in presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Marie BJERRE, Danish Minister for European Affairs on behalf of the Danish Presidency

Jutta PAULUS (Greens, DE) and Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT) rapporteurs, hold a press conference on driving licence and driving disqualification rules. This transcription if the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Jutta PAULUS (Greens, DE) and Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT) rapporteurs on driving licence and driving disqualification rules

Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), rapporteur, together with shadow rapporteurs: Mateo RICCI (S&D, IT), Vilis KRIŠTOPANS (PfE, LV), Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI (ECR, PL), Jan-Christoph OETJEN (Renew, DE), Vicent MARZÀ IBÁÑEZ (Greens, ES) and Arash SAEIDI (The Left, FR), brief journalists on the review of EU air passengers rights rules following a vote in the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN). MEPs are seeking to ensure passengers are taken care of when they are denied boarding, their flights are cancelled or delayed. They want current travel rights to be maintained alongside the introduction of improvements in helping stranded passengers, regulating cabin baggage, and on the access to compensation. This transcription if the result of an automatic process. Please check against delivery.

Press conference by Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), rapporteur, and the shadow rapporteurs, on air passenger rights

The Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) votes on the draft reports of two proposals of the Passengers Rights Package: the enforcement/omnibus proposal and passenger rights in the context of Multi-modal journeys. Both proposals aim to improve the experience of passengers and travelers by strengthening their rights. The enforcement/omnibus proposal, aims at strengthening the enforcement mechanisms and introduces rules for air passengers who have booked their flights through an intermediary, including on reimbursement. Extracts from the vote and statements by Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT), Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), and by Jens GIESEKE (EPP, DE), Rapporteurs.

EU Passenger rights rules: extracts from the vote and statements by Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT), Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), and by Jens GIESEKE (EPP, DE), Rapporteurs

MEPs discuss recent developments in the process to revise air passenger rights. The debate may also take into account a proposal from 2023 on the enforcement of passenger rights, which suggests providing customers with more information on their rights at the time of booking, or supplying a common form that can be used to claim compensation. Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee is set to vote on this 2023 proposal during their next meeting on 24 June 2025. MEPs debate

RICCI, Matteo (S&D, IT)

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