The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) hosted the EU Agencies Network (EUAN)
coordination handover meeting from 19 to 20 February 2025.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), together with CEPOL, have been jointly coordinating the EUAN since 1 March 2024. In an official ceremony at CEPOL’s headquarters in Budapest, the coordination role was handed over to ENISA, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity.
ENISA will be chairing the network from 1 March 2025 until the end of February 2026, when the role will be assigned to the European Labour Authority (ELA).
During the EUAN coordination handover meeting, representatives of the EU Agencies, Joint Undertakings and bodies involved in the governance of the network, had the opportunity to take stock of the network’s achievements. On the agenda were important topics related to the governance of the EUAN, including Terms of Reference (ToR), budget, planning, human resources, legal aspects, and policy support. Discussions also focused on the work and future role of the Shared Support Office (SSO) with broader responsibilities and support functions. Representatives of the Agencies present thanked the EIT and CEPOL for the work delivered during the past year and wished ENISA every success in its new important role as chair of the network.
Background information
The EU Agencies Network (EUAN) consists of 52 EU decentralised Agencies, Joint Undertakings, and bodies and their 13000 staff located in the EU Member States. EUAN supports their work by contributing to the implementation of EU policies. Established in 2006, it fosters the strengthened collaboration between the decentralised EU bodies, allowing better communication, the exchange of good practices and the development of synergies on issues of mutual interest.
Since March 2018, the EUAN is supported by the Shared Support Office (SSO), located in Brussels. Among other tasks, the SSO helps ensuring continuity between the different coordinating agencies and maintains the institutional memory of the Network by managing files, documents, and archives; by keeping track of actions and positions taken by the Network and its members; and by being a stable interlocutor for all EU institutions and bodies.
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