On 13 December, the EU Council of Ministers authorised the signature of an aviation agreement between the EU and Cape Verde. The agreement was initiated in July, and will replace the clauses that do not comply with EU law that appear in bilateral air agreements between Cape Verde and several member states (Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain and the United Kingdom). Thanks to the agreement, all EU airline companies will now have the possibility of offering connections to Cape Verde from these eight countries.