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Meeting report EOS
15 October 2015
Meeting of 15 October between Diane Schmitt, Head of Cabinet for Commissioner Avramopoulos,
and representatives and members of the European Organisation for Security (EOS), led by EOS
President of the Board of Directors Santiago Roura and EOS CEO Luigi Rebuffi.
Also present: Polykarpos Adamides (CAB), Giorgos Rossides (CAB), Rob Rozenburg (HOME), Cathrin
Bauer-Bulst (HOME).
EOS presented its plans to launch two European Flagship Programmes, on cybersecurity and on
integrated border management. On border management, EOS outlined potential contributions of
EOS members to current challenges in the field of migration. This includes a technology package for
deployment in emergency situations that could provide technical assistance for, e.g., surveillance,
search and rescue, and registration of persons. EOS also mentioned previous projects completed
with EU co-funding, such as the Perseus project on maritime security. On cybersecurity, EOS
informed the Cabinet that meetings with Commissioner Oettinger and his team had taken place.
D. Schmitt provided an update on recent developments in the field of migration policy, with a focus
on the new Communication on managing the refugee crisis adopted the previous day and the
increased emergency funding. She highlighted that, while needs may differ at national level, there
are some common elements across several Member States, such as the creation of hotspots and the
border management approach, which might benefit from the same types of technical solutions. She
suggested further meetings at services level to follow up when the EOS projects mature further.