The EU Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA, welcomes the additional role. ENISA set priorities on good governance, being a valued institutional partner and the strengthening of cybersecurity across the EU Agencies and Joint Undertakings. ENISA’s coordination of the EU Agencies Network (EUAN) starts on 1 March 2025, for a period of one year.
Juhan Lepassaar, Executive Director at ENISA stated: “ENISA welcomes this new opportunity and privilege of chairing the EU Agencies Network, which strongly resonates with our values of community mindset and excellence. The Agency is committed to fulfil its role and to support the mission of the Network in order to strengthen cooperation and the sharing of services among members and extend its capacity to best serve the interests of the EU citizens.”
The EU Agencies Network
EUAN supports the work of 52 EU Agencies and Joint Undertakings, all being members of the network and representing 13,000 staff located across 24 Member States.
The Network provides a platform for its members to exchange and cooperate for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of their work in terms of policy and services. The Network helps its members implement EU policies and strive for the development of a more sustainable, inclusive and competitive Europe for the benefit of all EU citizens.
ENISA’s role as Chair of EUAN
On the outset, ENISA will set the priorities for the year and ensure continuity of the work of the previous Agencies in charge. As the Union’s Agency dedicated to achieving a high common level of cybersecurity across Europe, ENISA will include cybersecurity in its top priorities.
The EU Agencies Network 2025-2026 Work Programme implements the EUAN strategy for 2021-2027. ENISA therefore also aims to achieve the objectives of making the EUAN a role model for administrative excellence and developing the network as a valued institutional partner.
The work programme priorities are as follows:
Good governance:
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Strive for administrative excellence and improved decision making in support of the new governance framework;
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Align policy support, outreach and communication of joint initiatives to increase efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
A valued institutional partner:
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Foster proactive and visible interaction to maintain and expand the EUAN sphere of influence.
An enhanced cybersecurity:
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Assist Agencies and Joint Undertakings to ensure a high common level of cybersecurity.
How is the Network governed?
To meet these priorities, ENISA will closely work with the EUAN Steering Board that is composed of the outgoing coordinators, European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and the upcoming coordinating Agency, the European Labour Authority (ELA), along with the representative of Joint Undertakings – SESAR-JU, and a small-size Agency – the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO).
Together, they will implement for the new EUAN governance model that has been adopted by the Heads of Agencies in 2024.
The EUAN is governed by the Assemblies of Heads of Agencies and Heads of Resources, and has three coordinating Pillars – Budget, Finance and Planning; HR and Legal; and Policy Support. This governance structure steers the strategic, political and technical agenda of the EUAN. The EUAN thematic Sub-Networks, Working Groups and Task Forces implement the EUAN strategy and annual work programmes and enhance inter-agency collaboration and communication.
ENISA looks forward to assisting with the successful roll-out of the new governance model as of 1 March 2025.
In practical terms, the EUAN Shared Support Office (SSO) assists the Agencies and Joint Undertakings of the EU in their daily work and guides the EUAN Chair to achieve the objectives of the work programme. SSO is instrumental in terms of practical arrangements and liaising with EU Institutions.