Europe and North Atlantic (EUR/NAT)

Under the global “No Country Left Behind” (NCLB) initiative, the EUR/NAT Office of ICAO developed a regional capacity building programme (i.e. the EUR/NAT Technical Assistance Programme /TAP). Implementation of this programme is ensured by…

During the 70th anniversary celebrations of the ICAO EUR/ NAT Office, the Regional Director of the ICAO Office, Mr. Luis Fonseca de Almeida, and the Director of State Civil Aviation Administration (SCAA), Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Arif…

To help navigate these changing times and ensure that parts of society are not left behind by the fast pace of technological development, in 2015, the world’s governments, through the United Nations, agreed on the 2030 Agenda for…

In 2014, ICAO organized its first ICAO Council Off-Site Strategy session with the purpose to determine how ICAO could better communicate with and assist its Member States. One of the major points covered during these meetings was the fact…

Continued enhancements to the record-breaking safety of flight in Europe will be crucial to ensuring the sustainability of aviation growth in the region, declared ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu in her opening remarks at the 67th…

Imagine the following situation: in a sports competition, say skiing or cycling, two physically and mentally equal athletes using the same equipment have to compete. The only difference between the two is that one of them was able to train…