Cash-strapped EU cybersecurity agency battles Greece to close expensive second office

The EU cybersecurity agency ENISA just won support from MEPs in a drawn-out battle with the Greek government over its costly division between two offices in Athens and Crete.

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) has been pushing to close its headquarters in Heraklion, Crete’s largest city, and move all of the agency’s staff into its Athens office. But staff say local politics have kept the Crete office open, although it has already cost the Greek government around €1 million in unnecessary fees.

Since 2013, the agency has kept two offices open. Most other EU agencies only have one. The Greek government pays ENISA’s annual rent of around €640,000—an uncommon arrangement for EU agencies—as a gesture meant to make the remote island location more attractive. For the full article click here 

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