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That is a very generous interpretation of the EUs action in this matter.

If the proposal regarding "pleasure" flights stands, then the EU is no better than UEFA or IOC.

Is that really the message that the EU wants to send i wonder.

It also reflects poorly on Slovenia that is currently holding the presidency, but i suspect they don't really care.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_the_Council_of...

EDIT:

Having read another source it doesn't seem clear that pleasure flights are exempt.

https://www.transportenvironment.org/sites/te/files/publicat...

I would say the main deciding factor for that was the rejection of the Treaty for Establishing a Constitution for Europe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_establishing_a_Constitu...), which would have given the European Parliament far more power, in plebiscites in Belgium and France, causing other countries to bail on theirs.

an ivory tower style structure like that of the EU can only end up on fascism, communism or an equivalently authoritarian system