Greek regions and governance: new challenges and organization of Air Navigation Services in the European area

Abstract

The main goal of this thesis is to examine methodically and in detail the structure of air navigation service providers and airport management within the framework of the European Integration in Greece. By taking into consideration the German pattern, the present work attempts to evaluate the performance of the Greek Economy compared to the economic performance of Greek airports managed by Fraport-Greece. The subject of this thesis “Greek region and Governance. New challenges and organization of the air navigations in the European Area” requires in depth analysis of the extensive legislation in the field of air navigation, which is provided by European, regional and national law. Thus, the European legislation adopted in the context of the Single European Sky initiative has been at the core of the conducted research. In particular, the present paper examines the influence of the relevant legal framework on the performance of air navigation services in Europe. Most Member States of the European Union have already instituted institutional reforms in their legislation to privatize air navigation services, which was recently done in Greece as well.