Joint Press Release by the EU Council and Eurocontrol: EU and Eurocontrol sign agreement on enhanced cooperation

On the sidelines of the Transport Council meeting today (20.12.2012), the European Union and the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (Eurocontrol) signed an agreement establishing a new and stable framework for enhanced cooperation. The agreement, which lists the areas of cooperation and defines the forms and mechanisms
of cooperation, confirms Eurocontrol as the technical and operational arm of the EU in the development and implementation of its Single European Sky (SES) programme, while positioning the EU as the regulator of this programme. It also provides a framework for civil-military coordination of air traffic management and for pan-European coordination
beyond the EU borders. Moreover, it will enable the EU to contribute to the ongoing reform of Eurocontrol's governance structure.