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INTRODUCTION

The present report includes a strong security dimension, with three out of four chapters focusing on topics related to security. The last  chapter is mainly focused on energy, which however in the current geopolitical context also includes security aspects, as pointed out by a recent commentary^[1] in the Financial Times by Richard Shirreff, former NATO deputy supreme allied commander in Europe.

The first chapter of the report describes recent developments regarding the cooperation between Japan and the EU on the topic of aviation, and in particular Unnamed Aircraft Systems (drones). The second chapter reports about a call from several countries bordering the North Sea and Baltic Sea on increasing threats to maritime safety and security in those two sea basins. Chapter 3 focuses on recent successes by authorities in different EU Member States against drug trafficking. The last chapter provides an overview and analysis on recent cooperation on offshore wind energy in the North Sea.

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• EU and Japan strengthen their cooperation on drones
• Several countries bordering the North Sea and Baltic Sea warn against maritime safety and security threats
• Authorities undertake operations against drug trafficking
• Ten countries present a plan to boost offshore wind energy in the North Sea