Transport ministers will deal with the following land transport and aviation issues:

In the field of land transport, they are due to reach a general approach on a draft directive on transportable pressure equipment. The draft directive is designed to update and streamline the provisions of a directive adopted in 1999 in order to enhance transport safety for such equipment and to ensure their free movement in the single market.

In the aviation sector, they will try to reach a general approach as regards a draft regulation on investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation. The draft regulation aims to ensure expeditious and high-quality safety investigations in order to prevent future accidents. To this end, it lays down common requirements for the conduct of such investigations, establishes a network for cooperation between national safety investigation authorities and sets out rules for the involvement of the European Air Safety Agency (EASA).

Moreover, the Council will be briefed by the Commission on the state of play of the negotiations on a second-stage air services agreement with the US, which is to further develop the EU-US "Open Skies" agreement signed in 2007. Ministers will have a discussion on this issue.

In addition, the Council will take note of a progress report on a proposal for a directive establishing common principles for the levying of security charges at EU airports.