Ms. Maria Chiara Properzi
Port and Maritime Security Policy Manager
(EOS) European Organisation for Security
Maria Chiara Properzi holds a Bachelor degree in Political Sciences and was awarded with a Double Degree
Master's in International Relations from LUISS Guido Carli and Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). She
attended also the College of Europe, where she obtained a Postgraduate Master's in European
Interdisciplinary Studies. Maria Chiara Properzi joined EOS in January 2017 and she is currently a policy
manager dealing with border control. Her activities spams from policy monitoring; advocacy activities on
behalf of the Integrated Border Security Working Group.
"Ports & Marinas Security issues to avoid major as well large scale incidents"
After assessed capital security questions, highlighting the importance of thinking about solution and not
merely only about technology, Maria Chiara Properzi focused on where EOS sees the risks connected to ports
and marinas. Risks are posed by: terrorism, cargo thefts, illicit trafficking and illegal immigration by sea. EOS
believes that A thorough dialogue between different stakeholders at their different levels: policymakers, port
authorities, shipping companies, end users, technology providers. This dialogue would help a better definition
of threat and risk landscape/scenarios.
Stakeholders should also focus on passenger security gaps.
Solutions have been presented by area of competence: security by design, biometric technologies and
detection technologies.
EOS recommends a fully integrated system that builds upon a direct dialogue between end users and security
providers, enables by regulators.