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Drones: fresh efforts by the Commission to put safety first. Funding half a million euros

Bruxelles, Belgium - Today a fresh push to speed up the implementation of EU-wide rules for the use of drones in the European Union

More than 1200 safety occurrences - including near-misses between drones and aircrafts - were reported in Europe in 2016, which underlines the pressing need for a modern and flexible EU regulatory framework. The Commission is therefore calling on the European Parliament and the Council to agree on its proposal from December 2015 establishing an EU-wide framework for drones. Pending this adoption,...

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Rome, Italy, 09/29/2017 17:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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