Yesterday, (February 21, 2018), in Brussels, the President of Management Board of “M-NAV” and Executive Director of ANS, Mr. Nikolche Taseski together with the Member of the Management Board of “M-NAV” and Executive Director of CNS, Mr. Kliment Chepunjoski realised working meeting with the Eurocontrol Director General, Mr. Eamonn Brennan, also the Head of the Office of the DG of Eurocontrol, Mr. Donal Handley attended the working meeting.

During the meeting, the opportunity of signing a new Service Level Agreement between M-NAV and Eurocontrol was discussed, this will of great benefit for M-NAV taking into consideration that it aims at obtaining Expert assistance from Eurocontrol in regard to preparing procedures for CPDLC/Data Link, also this will enable transfer from Hourly Entry Count to Occupancy Count and Surveillance modernization and rationalization with using ADS-B and Wide Area Multilateration.

The support to harmonization of regional FRA, including the Airspace over Kosovo was also discussed during the meeting. DG of Eurocontrol, Mr. Eamonn Brennan also supported the commencement of all activities regarding the new agreement, in view of the new agreement a representative from Eurocontrol will arrive in Macedonia and in a period of one month at the latest the agreement will be finalised at a re-meeting between the Managers of M-NAV and the DG of Eurocontrol.

During the stay in Brussels, at the margins of CANSO-Civil Air Navigation Services, the Managers of M-NAV met with the Chief Executive Officer of CANSO, Mr. Simon Hocquard , at the meeting the manager for European ATM Coordination and Safety, Mr. Eduardo Garcia Gonzales was also present. During this meeting, the benefits of possible membership of M-NAV in the above-mentioned organization were discussed. Also, it was concluded the possibility of accessing to be considered, this will ensure enhancement of the political position of M-NAV to the global and regional level and harmonization of the further activities.

For the first time after the Republic of Macedonia obtained status as observer to DANUBE FAB on April in the year of 2016, a Delegation from Macedonian Air Navigation Services Provider, М-NAV GOJSC consisted of the following members, Ms. Irena Kalichanin – Head of ATCO Training Center and Mrs. Dejan Zarapchiev – Charging Advisor and led by Mr. Nikolce Taseski  – the President of the Management Board of “M-NAV” and ANS Executive Director along with Mrs. Svetlana Gligorovska – Representative from the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Republic of Macedonia attended InterFAB Performance Workshop hosted by Danube FAB, it was held in Sofia on January 31, 2018 and February 01, 2018.
The ATM network performance and the evolution of the performance and charging scheme in RP3 were core issues that were discussed.
The event is a platform for sharing best practices and discussing issues that are of interest for FABs regarding the upcoming changes to the Performance and Charging Regulations for RP 3.  During the workshop, the subject of volatility in Air Traffic and its impact on ATM Performance was recognized as important one.
Representatives of FABCE, FABEC, Baltic FAB and BLUE MED FAB were present at the workshop.

During the two day Workshop on Aeronautical Surveillance Technologies that was held in “Eurocontrol”, Brussels in the period from December, 06 to December 07, CNS Executive Director and member of Management Board of “M-NAV”, Mr. Kliment Chepunjoski discussed with Director General of Eurocontrol, Mr. Frank Brenner.
Taking into consideration the need of continuous improvement of the competence of CNS personnel, Mr. Chepunjoski emphasized the importance of training, particularly of continuous training.
“I explained to Mr. Brenner the need of intensive training that might be held either in Luxembourg or in Macedonia. We exchanged opinions regarding the connection between the Slovenia Control and the Regional Center in Maastricht, as well as the possibilities for such integration of the Macedonia Air Navigation”, the Director Chepunjoski said
At the meeting, the possibilities offered by Pan-European Network Services were considered, as well as the benefits of using the services. The two day workshop held in Eurocontrol covered issues about monitoring, detecting and communication of the aircraft with aeronautical-technical aids and systems, as well as it covered  issues about introducing new technology.

M-NAV delegation led by Mr.Nikolche Taseski, Executive Director of ANS and President of the Board, and Delegation from BULATSA, led by Mr. Georgi Peev, Director General had a working meeting in Sofia. They discussed the current projects and plans for development and modernisation of the ANS systems in both countries. BULATSA representatives shared their experience in the organisational and technological development of the company and in the participation in international projects within SESAR. The Macedonian delegation showed interest in the work of the Functional airspace block DANUBE FAB. The processes of DANUBE FAB creating, the operation, the aims, the structure and the governing bodies were discussed, as well as the possibilities for the enlargement of the functional block to neighbouring countries. The two parties agreed on next actions and to continue the collaborative work in safety management, cybersecurity, ANS efficiency and other areas.