The ECAC Medium-Term Objectives (EMTO) Group supports ECAC’s activities and strategic discussions, based on mandates received from the Coordinating Committee and Directors General.
As a consequence, the EMTO Group has become instrumental in preparing key documents for the organisation, such as the ECAC triennial work programme and the ECAC budget, and in assessing the implementation of this work programme and the performance of ECAC’s working groups.
The evolving role and responsibilities of the EMTO Group call for regular review of its Terms of Reference (TORs). The most recent updates were endorsed by Directors General in 2026, including the change of the group’s name from “Task Force” to “Group”. Under the current TORs, the EMTO Group has the mandate to:
- conduct a mid-term assessment of performance against the ECAC work programme, including the review of the implementation of the external relations objectives and actions, and to evaluate the efficacy of these relations;
- assess the implementation of the previous work programme, based on the analysis received from the Focal Points, chairpersons and the ECAC Secretariat;
- develop proposals for the work programme for the next triennium;
- develop proposals for the ECAC budget for the next triennium;
- prepare proposals in respect of the organisation's future relationships with other European aviation organisations, with ECAC's sister regional organisations and existing/future potential bilateral partners, and with aviation industry and other stakeholders, including consumer and environmental organisations;
- review the "ECAC's Strategy for the Future - A Policy Statement" and the "ECAC External Relations Policy Statement" every three years; and
- review the ECAC Risk Register on an annual basis.
Member States represented on the Coordinating Committee may each designate one representative to become a member of EMTO. The chair may, at his or her own initiative, invite additional experts from Member States to join EMTO, on the basis of their personal knowledge and specific expertise, to contribute to the discussions of the group.
