On June 26, 2025, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) Executive Director, Florian Guillermet, and the EUROCONTROL Director General, Raúl Medina, signed an amendment to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between the two organisations, further reinforcing the strong EASA-EUROCONTROL partnership on sustainability and cooperation.
EASA’s longstanding and strong cooperation with EUROCONTROL covers key areas of mutual interest — ranging from safety and innovation to efficiency and sustainability — all aimed at ensuring the optimal functioning of the European aviation safety system.
Since its original signing in 2021, the MoC has evolved significantly. The EASA-EUROCONTROL Joint Work Programme and the Technical Cooperation Office (TeCO) have become key drivers in advancing shared goals in sustainable aviation and air traffic management (ATM), and this partnership has strengthened the synergies between both organisations’ technical and scientific teams through regular exchanges of information, data, knowledge, and expertise.
In April 2024, the MoC was expanded to include new domains: training, cybersecurity, research & innovation, as well as communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS).
This latest amendment to the MoC builds on that progress and focuses on:
Aviation Sustainability
- Driving the implementation of the EASA-EUROCONTROL Joint Work Programme.
- Supporting environmental policy and climate resilience, incorporating the development of environmental impact assessment and modelling tools.
- Facilitating the integration of new aviation entrants into the European network.
- Hosting joint workshops and stakeholder events.
Civil-Military Cooperation
- Enhancing collaboration in airspace design and civil-military air traffic management (ATM) performance.
- Advancing SESAR Joint Undertaking developments and supporting the integration of remotely-piloted aircraft systems (RPASs) and high-airspace operations (HAOs).
- Strengthening ATM security, crisis coordination, and infrastructure resilience through civil-military consultation, cooperation platforms, and more.
