EUROCONTROL, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air
Navigation, hosted a telephone conference on 19th April between the
European Commission, several European states, air navigation service
providers and technical experts.
The conference concluded that, while the initial reaction by the states
was prudent and reduced risk to an absolute minimum, it was now time
to move towards a harmonized European approach (set out below) that
permitted flights – but only where safety was not compromised.