Frontex Executive Director Fabrice Leggeri and Executive Director of eu-LISA Krum Garkov signed a bilateral Annual Cooperation Plan for 2015 at eu-LISA’s headquarters in Tallinn on 17 March. The agreement covers cooperation areas related to the Smart Borders pilot led by eu-LISA in 2015, joint coordination of expert working groups in the field of border control, training and IT security. In addition, the two directors also discussed monitoring and use of new technologies and research.
“The meeting took place at a particularly important time for the two agencies. Major political and security issues are high on the European agenda and operational agencies, such as Frontex and eu-LISA, are facing demanding expectations from the national authorities of the Member States and EU citizens alike. Responding to these expectations is a matter of priority and both Agencies are making significant efforts to facilitate the implementation of all the relevant measures,” said Krum Garkov.
Fabrice Leggeri added: “Supporting EU policy makers in the development of new projects is also one of Frontex missions. I am glad to join efforts with eu-LISA to optimise our services delivered to the Commission, the border guard community and to the European citizens.”
The two agencies signed a Working Arrangement on 31 January 2014. According to the document, eu-LISA and Frontex exchange expertise and best practices primarily in the areas of ICT-related projects and services, research and development activities, training and programming.