High-level architectures of multilateral information-sharing within the maritime domain in Europe

The complexity of security risks and threats in the maritime domain increases day by day. Irregular migration, human trafficking, drug smuggling, arms trafficking and illegal fishing challenge European sea borders to an ever-growing degree. Maritime routes constitute the most important intercontinental transportation channel, thus making them susceptible for a multitude of misconduct by organised criminal groups operating in drugs, weapons and counterfeit goods smuggling. The importance of maritime security to EU’s strategic interests is indisputable, as almost all external and a significant proportion of internal trade transit via sea routes. Main vulnerabilities in seaborne trade supply lie in container