Bahrain, a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), is an important regional aviation partner for the EU due its strategic location at the heart of the Gulf region.
The European Commission therefore requested the Council to authorise the negotiation an EU-level aviation agreement with Bahrain as proposed in the ambitious external aviation policy put forward with the 2015 Aviation Strategy for Europe.
Bahrain also participates in the EU-GCC aviation dialogue which was launched in 2013.
For further information and figures on EU-Bahrain aviation relations and EU aviation in general, please consult the Atlas of the Sky.