The agreement, which lists the areas of cooperation and defines the forms and mechanisms of cooperation, confirms Eurocontrol as the technical and operational arm of the EU in the development and implementation of its Single European Sky (SES) programme, while positioning the EU as the regulator of this programme.
Selle lepinguga, milles loetletakse koostöövaldkonnad ja määratakse kindlaks koostöö vormid ja mehhanismid, kinnitatakse Eurocontroli staatus ELi tehnilise ja operatiivse käepikendusena tema programmi „Ühtne Euroopa taevas” arendamises ja rakendamises, nähes ELile samal ajal ette selle programmi reguleerija rolli.