The European Asylum
Support Office (EASO)
and the European
Agency for the
Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the area of
Freedom, Security and Justice (eu-LISA) have signed today a working arrangement to strengthen the
cooperation between both agencies active in the area of Justice and Home Affairs.
Today, Dr Robert K.
Visser, EASO Executive Director, and Mr Krum Garkov, eu-LISA
Executive Director,
have signed a
working arrangement which
defines areas and
objectives of cooperation between EASO
and eu-LISA. In line with
their mandates, the
working arrangement aims
at establishing a more structured cooperation framework on relevant
areas of common work, creating synergies and fostering coherence between the
different actions pursued by EASO and
eu-LISA.
The main
areas of cooperation
include exchange of
information and statistics;
collaboration in ICT related matters, such as
providing assistance and
expertise; training provided
to Member States, including
development of training material and delivery of training, including
e-learning; strategic and
administrative matters; as well as other areas identified as mutually
important.
Dr Robert K.
Visser, EASO Executive
Director, held that
“the working arrangement
sets out a structured framework for future cooperation between the
two agencies working in the area of Justice and
Home Affairs. Such
cooperation will bring
added value and
foster coherence between the different actions of our agencies. I look forward to putting this
agreement into practice and continue working together with eu-LISA towards
strengthening and further developing the Common European Asylum System”.
Mr Krum Garkov,
eu-LISA Executive Director
gave the following
comment “I am
very happy that EASO
has become our
partner in the
field of our
common interests. Signing
a formal working arrangement between eu-LISA and EASO
will provide our agencies with a solid basis for cooperation in the
areas that range
from exchange of
information on asylum
related matters to
operational support and expert assistance. The experiences and knowledge
we have in ICT, training, as well as strategic and administrative matters
should be shared on a regular basis and through this provide for clear added
value”
The agreement can be accessed via the following
link:
http://easo.europa.eu/wpcontent/uploads/Working-arrangement-EASO-eu-LISA.pdf
