− (PT) I voted in favour o
f concluding the EU-Canada Air Transport Agreement, which will enable European airlines to establish direc
t flights to Canada from any point within Europe, generating, firstly, new opportunities for European companies – in particular, thanks to the possibility of reaching code-sharing agreements and the progressive liberalisation of rules in the area of foreign investment – and, secondly, s
ubstantial economic benefits, both for ...[+++] consumers and with regard to job creation.