Closure of the CASE II Project
The EU-funded and ECAC-implemented CASE II Project officially concluded on 30 November 2025, marking the completion of six years of technical assistance and regional cooperation in support of aviation security authorities across Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
Since its launch in January 2020, the Project has delivered extensive capacity-building activities, including specialised training for national auditors, technical support with the aim of supporting the further development and revision of national aviation security programmes, and regional initiatives aimed at strengthening harmonisation of practices among Partner States.
The Project’s final newsletter, published in December 2025, provides an overview of the key achievements for this last quarter and details on the closing event held in Paris. It is now available for download on this page.
The CASE II Project warmly thanks all Partner States, sister regional organisations, aviation security experts both from Member and Partner States, and EU representatives for their close cooperation and commitment throughout the implementation of CASE II. Their engagement was crucial in advancing the shared goal of enhancing aviation security.
For any follow-up information or access to CASE II outputs, please contact the ECAC Secretariat at:
Main features of the Project
The Civil Aviation Security in Africa, the Middle East and Asia (CASE II) Project was entirely funded by the European Union and implemented by ECAC. The duration of the CASE II Project was four years and the budget allocated by the European Commission (managed by the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments) for the overall period was EUR 8 million. The geographical scope was extended to Asia, which was not included in CASE I. In July 2024, the European Commission approved the extension of the Project for a sixth year, until November 2025.
Objectives of the Project
The overall objective of CASE II was to counter the threat of terrorism to civil aviation by partnering with States in the three regions, in order to strengthen the civil aviation security regimes in the Partner States
This required fostering the effective implementation by Partner States of baseline security measures, such as ICAO Annex 17 Standards and Recommended Practices. For some States – and based on their level of compliance with international standards – a second specific objective was to strengthen their aviation security regimes beyond mere compliance with international standards, in particular in the fields of risk management, security culture and quality control.
The Partner States were selected on the basis of objective criteria, such as the commitment/capability of a given State to fully benefit from the capacity-building activities delivered by the Project, or the absence of possible duplication with other capacity-building initiatives, either bilateral or multilateral.
Activities of the Project
The activities of the Project were mainly “nationally based”, i.e. implemented to the exclusive benefit of one Partner State, as they aimed to address the aviation security issues (including vulnerabilities) faced by that State. Those national activities were designed to improve the level of effective implementation of security measures on the ground through the provision of technical support on site.
The activities of the Project covered the following key domains of aviation security:
- security culture and insider threats
- landside security
- other existing/emerging threats, such as MANPADS or IEDs
- use of available resources (assessment and improvement)
- quality control and equipment inspection.
Multilateral activities such as e-learning courses, webinars and workshops or seminars focused on the latest developments in aviation security, aiming to share experience and knowledge between all stakeholders.
The activities were delivered by a combination of experts from the CASE II Project team and from ECAC Member States and Partner States in the regions covered by the Project, which released experts selected for their technical competencies, their operational and international experience, and their language skills on a short-term basis or through six-month secondment.
CASE II activities were mainly conducted in English, and in other languages such as French, Portuguese or Russian depending on the countries’ needs. The language of instruction was also subject to the availability of participating experts and their language proficiencies.
Click here for the ECAC CASE II Project catalogue of activities (February 2021).
CASE II News
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CASE II News - final newsletter - English version |
Winter 2025 |
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CASE II News - final newsletter - French version |
Hiver 2025 |
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CASE II News 12/2025 - English version |
Summer 2025 |
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CASE II News 12/2025 - French version |
Été 2025 |
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CASE II News 11/2025 - English version |
Winter/Spring 2025 |
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CASE II News 11/2025 - French version |
Hiver/Printemps 2025 |
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CASE II News 10/2024 - English version |
Summer/Autumn 2024 |
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CASE II News 10/2024 - French version |
Été/automne 2024 |
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CASE II News 09/2024 - English version |
Spring 2024 |
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CASE II News 09/2024 - French version |
Printemps 2024 |
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CASE II News 08/2023 - English version |
Winter 2023 |
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CASE II News 08/2023 - French version |
Hiver 2023 |
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CASE II News 07/2023 - English version |
Autumn 2023 |
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CASE II News 07/2023 - French version |
Automne 2023 |
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CASE II News 06/2023 - English version |
Summer 2023 |
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CASE II News 06/2023 - French version |
Été 2023 |
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CASE II News 05/2023 - English version |
Spring 2023 |
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CASE II News 05/2023 - French version |
Printemps 2023 |
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CASE II News 04/2022 - English version |
Winter 2022 |
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CASE II News 04/2022 - French version |
Hiver 2022 |
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CASE II News 03/2022 - English version |
Summer 2022 |
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CASE II News 03/2022 - French version |
Été 2022 |
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