On October 30th, the 24th BLUE MED Governing Board meeting took place in Nicosia at DCAC HQ.
Representatives of all the Member States participated and the event was chaired by Ms. Panayiota Demetriou, Cyprus - DCAC Director.
 

Italy was represented by ENAC Deputy Director General Mr.Fabio Nicolai, Greece by HCAA Governor Dr. Christos Tsitouras and Malta by Capt. Charles Pace, General Director of CAD Malta.

The Board acknowledged the significant impact of the recent geopolitical developments in the south-eastern Mediterranean region, with an increase in GPS interferences; it also recognized the importance of a common approach to EASA to address, at the wider European level, all the issues relevant for the Blue Med partners. 

The discussion was mainly focused on regulatory aspects, including the recently approved new SES2+ legislative framework, that considers Functional Airspace Blocks as optional, and the Governing Board decided to continue the FAB initiative and cooperation.

For 2025, in accordance with the rotation principle, Italy will take over the chairmanship of the Governing Board and the next meeting will be organized in Italy.

On October 24th , the BLUE MED Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPC) Committee meeting took place at Rome ACC.
ENAV participated with COO Maurizio Paggetti, Alessandro Ghilari, Head of International Activities, and Federico Ferrari, International Projects and Partnerships Representative.

DCAC Cyprus was represented by Haris Antoniades (Chief Operations Officer), HASP Greece by Despoina Papandreou (Head of ANS Management & Development Division), and MATS Malta by Johan DeBattista on behalf of Claude Mallia (CEO).
The discussion focused on the increase in air traffic in the Mediterranean region in 2024, regulatory issues such as the SES 2+ package, the Performance Scheme, and common initiatives in the EASA framework.

The following day, participants moved to Perugia, where ENAV presented the new solutions implemented in the field of Remote and Digital Control Towers.

The visit to Perugia allowed ENAV to showcase to BLUE MED partners the benefits of technological investments supporting innovative service solutions in line with the regulatory framework. The topic of Digital Towers was of great interest to the BLUE MED partners, who had specifically requested the visit to see ENAV’s implemented solutions firsthand.