The meeting will bring together Member State officials from the critical infrastructure contact points as well as representatives from the US Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Public Safety Canada.

Critical infrastructures consist of those physical and information technology facilities, networks, services and assets which, if disrupted or destroyed, would have a serious impact on the health, safety, security or economic well-being of citizens. Some critical elements are supply networks or chains (for example the supply of food or water).

The transatlantic cooperation provides information exchange on the protection of critical infrastructure objects and the coordination of strategic policy issues.These meetings are held since 2010.

Provisional Agenda:

• Critical infrastructure protection’s foreign policy dimension – impact of critical infrastructure in neighbouring countries to national internal security; enhancement of international cooperation;
• Cyber-security management and capacity building in critical situations;
• Critical infrastructure objects’ cyber security protection and enhancement;
• Perspective of EU-US-CAN cooperation;
• Effect of climate change and natural disasters on critical infrastructure objects;
• Reports on EU projects on critical infrastructure protection.

During the meeting discussions in groups will take place in which the participants will seek solutions to various critical infrastructure threats.

Media representatives are welcome to interview the experts - Deputy State Secretary, Mr Dimitrijs Trofimovs, representatives from the European Commission and the US Department of Homeland Security on 6 May, at 11:00-11:15.