Civil aviation regulators of 42 States gathered at a recent meeting of the Directors General of Civil Aviation of the ICAO European and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT) Regions.
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Organized in partnership with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the meeting, held at the ICAO EUR/NAT Regional Office, focussed on regional preparation for the 41st Session of the triennial ICAO Assembly of all 193 member States, which will open in Montréal in September. The meeting also included a high-level briefing on cybersecurity for the Directors General and other stakeholders.
The meeting was opened by the ICAO Secretary General, Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar. "It is critical for us to hear and understand your priorities to better prepare for the 41st Assembly, and I would therefore encourage all States and stakeholders to very actively participate and share their views," Mr. Salazar said in his opening remarks. "Environmental protection will be high on the agenda, notably with respect to States' discussions on the new Long-Term Aspirational Goal (LTAG) for sector-wide emissions, how we implement that goal, and the associated strengthening of your State Action Plans," he added, noting that decisions supporting the digitization of a contactless passenger experience will be another important area.
Opening remarks to the event were also provided by Mr. Nicolas Rallo, ICAO's newly appointed EURNAT Regional Director; Mr. Luc Tytgat; the EASA's Director, Strategy and Safety Management; and Mr. Levan Karanadze, Director General of the Georgian CAA, who chaired this EURNAT DGCA meeting.
The first session of the meeting addressed the preparation for the 41st Session of the ICAO Assembly, as described above. During the second session of the meeting, discussions were held on cybersecurity, which will continue to be fundamental for the resilience and future sustainability of the civil aviation system. Several presentations addressing this topic at the global level, on the regional developments as well as some examples of the implementation of cybersecurity policies were made by Israel, the United States, CANSO, IATA, ICAO, EASA, the European Commission (EC) and EUROCONTROL.
The EUR/NAT DGCA meeting was attended by 136 participants from 42 States and 12 Organizations. All the presentations delivered during the meeting are available on the ICAO website.
