Prague Europa Experience hosts public debate on new EU passenger-rights rules

The European Parliament Liaison Office in Prague will open its doors at 17:00 today, 13 July, for a town-hall discussion titled “Passenger Rights: What Will the New EU Rules Bring?”. The event, part of the Europa Experience series, comes just hours after the Council’s formal adoption of strengthened air-traveller protections.



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Speakers include Czech MEP Martina Dlabajová, a rapporteur on the file, representatives of the Czech Civil Aviation Authority and consumer-rights NGO dTest. Organisers say the hybrid format allows business-travel managers to pose questions online about refund timelines, through-ticket liabilities and potential overlaps with corporate duty-of-care obligations. The session will also examine how the rules interact with multimodal digital ticketing—an area where Czech State Railways (ČD) is piloting integrated air-rail itineraries for Prague–Ostrava business commuters. Feedback from the debate will feed into the Parliament’s implementation review due in early 2027. Admission is free but capacity in the Národní 10 auditorium is limited to 120; advance registration is already at 80 %. A recording and Czech subtitles will be posted on the Parliament’s YouTube channel for those unable to attend.