JHA Agencies Network – EUAA Presidency of 2023
In 2023, the EUAA holds the presidency of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ Network (JHAAN). A Network, established in 2010 to facilitate and increase inter-agency cooperation among the agencies in the JHA field, and to explore synergies in areas of common interest.
In this role, the Agency has set the priorities for the Network for a year and will organise thematic activities accordingly.
In 2023, during the EUAA Presidency of the JHAAN, the Network will focus on the following priorities:
- Digitalisation
- Implementation of the EU Green Deal in JHA Agencies
- Information provision in mixed migration situations
- Cybersecurity
- JHAAN communication and promotion
Additionally, in its presidency role, the EUAA will organise other Network meetings, such as the yearly Heads of JHA Agencies meeting, contact points meetings and working group meetings.
The work programme of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network for 2023 can be found here.
Trio-presidency concept
As of 2022, based on the 10-year Assessment Report of the JHAAN adopted by the Heads of JHA Agencies in 2021, the Network implements a Trio Presidency coordination concept, inspired by the approach taken by Member States in the Council. Therein, three consecutive presiding agencies work closely together by introducing overarching topics to be addressed during three consecutive years. The current Trio (CEPOL, EUAA and eu-LISA) agreed to continue keeping important topics affecting each JHA agency such as ‘digitalisation’ and its different dimensions, ‘business continuity’ and the ‘EU Green Deal implementation’ on the agenda of the Network.
Moreover, the Trio has also agreed to continue working on implementation of the recommendations from the JHAAN Assessment Report. These considerations are reflected in the work programme for 2023, which was endorsed at the Heads of JHA Agencies meeting on 29 November 2022 in Budapest. Continuing the tradition of inclusiveness and the practice of active involvement and ownership of all Network members, the EUAA Presidency relies on the expertise and active contribution of all Agencies, in particular concerning topics specific to the individual mandates of the Agencies.