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Conference goals

Conference goals [88 KB]

The event enabled both government representatives and stakeholders to thoroughly discuss developments in the field of aviation security in the past decade. In particular:

• What lessons have we learned from incidents in the past few years??
• What further measures could be taken on an international level to improve risk assessment and resilience to terrorist attacks? 
• Should we move to a more risk based approach to security controls in passenger and cargo traffic?
• How can we develop a common platform of sharing and use of available information?
• Can we make better use of existing tools and mechanisms in counter-terrorism and customs for the purpose of civil aviation security?
• How successful has the work on an European Union common risk assessment method been so far?
• Is today's model of aviation security controls sustainable in the long term?
• How can we  implement security measures adequate to the threat assessment results with minimum impact on travel and commerce, especially between high-security countries? Does facilitation have to be at the expense of security?
• Should we consider more unpredictable controls/more differentiated controls based on risk? Can we improve our approach to developing security technologies in the EU?