EU countries approve compromise on air passenger rights reform – POLITICO

BRUSSELS — EU ambassadors approved Friday afternoon the final compromise on the bloc's reform of air passenger rights negotiated by the Cyprus Council presidency with the European Parliament, four diplomats told POLITICO.

According to one diplomat, the compromise secured support well above the qualified-majority threshold required for adoption.

The text will still need to be approved by the MEPs sitting on the conciliation committee — a joint body convened to resolve disagreements between Parliament and member countries for this file — before Monday’s deadline. It will then proceed to the final stages of the legislative process, including a plenary vote in Parliament expected in July.