The Assembly, in conclusion, invites the member states of the Council of Europe and of ECAC:
4.1 to make the fullest possible use of ECAC in order to achieve a European air transport system which is competitive, consumer-oriented, environmentally sound, economically healthy, functioning according to market principles and conducive to the continent's development, and to provide ECAC with the resources necessary to accomplish this task;
4.2 not to consider the present temporary slackening of demand - due essentially to the recession - as a case for inaction, but to push ahead in all areas of civil aviation so as to be able to meet future traffic increases;
4.3 to devote the highest priority to the integration of the countries in central and eastern Europe into a "common European aviation area", and in particular to avoid any division between member states of the European Union, or of the European Economic Area, and other countries;
4.4 to make greater use of ECAC as an instrument for multilateral discussions with the United States on a future Europe-North America regulatory regime;
4.5 to reflect jointly, preferably within ECAC, on the broader question of the desired future structure of Europe's airline industry, and the implications thereof for competition, consumer service and profitability;
4.6 to examine, with the airline industry, whether the present charges and taxes imposed on it for en route navigation or at airports are reasonable, or whether they can be reduced;
4.7 to ensure, in an era of continued liberalisation and reduced profitability, the highest air safety standards, and to strengthen the role of the joint aviation authorities entrusted with the setting of European standards in this domain.
4.8 The Assembly particularly calls on the European Union to intensify its co-operation with ECAC in all fields of civil aviation, in order to realise the goal of a "common European aviation area" referred to in paragraph 4.iii above.
4.9 Furthermore, the Assembly invites ECAC:
4.9.1 to pursue its programme of progressive harmonisation and integration of European air traffic control systems, in the 1990s, in order to enhance traffic capacity while maintaining a high level of safety;
4.9.2 more specifically, to speed up the development of a European satellite-aided air navigation system, capable of radically enhancing the capacity and safety of air traffic control;
4.9.3 vigorously to pursue its policy of enhanced security against terrorism, through such measures as closer co-operation between governments, investment in human resources and the adaptation of airports; it is vital to maintain the watchfulness of staff, also, in the absence of tangible threats;
4.9.4 to pay due attention to environmental concerns, such as pollution of the atmosphere and stratosphere, and air traffic congestion as well as noise around airports;
4.9.5 to encourage co-operation between air transport and other forms of transport, in particular railways, so as to bring about better co-ordination of passenger traffic over shorter distances and to and from airports.
