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Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network (JHAAN)
CEPOL • EIGE • EUAA • EUDA • eu-LISA • Eurojust • Europol • FRA • Frontex
JHAAN connects the EU Agencies implementing the EU policies of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Together, the JHA agencies contribute to the implementation of EU's objectives in the fields of migration, asylum and external border management, the fight against organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism, gender equality and respect for fundamental rights.
eu-LISA joined the JHAAN in 2012, right after the Agency's establishment. As of 2012, the network comprises nine agencies:
CEPOL
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training;
"Stay Ahead of Crime"
EIGE
The European Institute for Gender Equality
"#3StepsForward for Gender Equality"
EUAA
The European Union Agency for Asylum
"Support Is Our Mission"
EUDA
The European Union Drugs Agency
"Contributing to a Healthier and More Secure Europe"
eu-LISA
The European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
"The Digital Heart of Schengen"
Eurojust
The European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation
"Criminal Justice across Borders"
Europol
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation
"Making Europe Safer"
FRA
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
"Promoting and Protecting Your Fundamental Rights across the EU"
Frontex
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency
"Safeguarding Europe's Borders"
Background
The Justice and Home Affairs Agencies' Network (JHAAN) was established in 2010, when the Council's Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI) agreed on a new approach for ensuring cooperation between JHA agencies. The final report, drafted jointly by CEPOL, Eurojust, Europol and Frontex, laid out actions which became the foundation of the JHAAN.
They also facilitate the functioning of relevant EU IT systems, contribute to EU activities on drugs and drug addiction and facilitate law-enforcement training.
Since 2010, the JHA agencies have in turn chaired this network, coordinating the activities and meetings and carrying out the secretariat function.
JHAAN reports to the Council and the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament on the network's progress and achievements.
Deriving from recommendations stemming from the JHAAN 10-year assessment report, the Trio Presidency format was introduced in the end of 2021.
A look back at eu-LISA's Presidency of the JHAAN
2024
Thematic Priorities of the 2024 Presidency Work Programme
In line with the recommendations of the Assessment of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies' Network Report 2021, eu-LISA followed close cooperation in the Trio Presidency format focusing the activities of its presidency around the overarching and inclusive topics that are relevant to the entire Network.
The 2024 Work Programme of the JHAAN built around four priorities:
- Digitalisation and innovation in the Justice and Home Affairs area
- Security, resilience, and data protection
- Social responsibility and Green Deal for JHA Agencies
- Identifying key JHA priorities to support the work of incoming Commissioners
Communication Priorities of the 2024 Presidency
#JHAAgencies – #StrongerTogether for #ASaferEurope!
In 2024 eu-LISA continued to coordinate and stream the network's communication efforts to:
- increase knowledge among the agencies' staff about the individual agencies and the cooperation network,
- raise awareness among the EU institutions,
- broaden outreach to European citizens
The communication priorities were to:
- Raise awareness about the added value deriving from the agencies' cooperation and the impact of individual agencies in achieving the four priorities of the 2024 work programme.
- Provide visibility and promote the network, highlighting how it supports the implementation of EU policies and serves the citizens.
- Strengthen communication capabilities and cooperation to facilitate joint communication actions and efficient campaign