The European Commission has published its 2025 annual report on the implementation of common rules in civil aviation security, covering inspections conducted between January and December 2025. The report, transmitted to the European Parliament and the Council via a cover note dated 13 July 2026, details 19 Commission inspections across EU Member States and Switzerland, as well as two inspections by the EFTA Surveillance Authority in Iceland and Norway.
The Commission's inspections targeted 19 of the 27 EU Member States plus Switzerland, with France receiving two inspections and Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland each receiving one. Austria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia had no inspections in 2025. Since 2004, the Commission has conducted a total of 571 inspections. The EFTA Surveillance Authority carried out one inspection each in Iceland and Norway, bringing its total since 2004 to 88.
In addition to the inspection activity, the Commission adopted two supplementary legal acts in 2025 to update aviation security standards. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/920, published in the Official Journal on 20 May 2025, and Commission Implementing Decision C(2025) 3014 final, adopted on 19 May 2025, both entered into force to refine common rules. The Decision is classified as sensitive and was notified directly to Member States without public disclosure.
The report serves as a routine annual update under Regulation (EC) No 300/2008, which establishes common rules for civil aviation security across the EU. The inspection regime aims to ensure uniform application of security measures at airports and by aviation security authorities. The 2025 data shows a continued but uneven inspection frequency across Member States, with some states not inspected in the year. The two new legal acts represent the latest technical adjustments to the regulatory framework, though their specific content remains confidential for security reasons. No further legislative follow-up is indicated in the report.