Confederation of European Security Services
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2026 | Hans Das Deputy Director-General | Exchange on the Preparedness Union Strategy and private sector involvement | SRC |
| 30 Mar 2026 | Hans Das Deputy Director-General | Exchange on the Preparedness Union Strategy and private sector involvement | — |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Public procurement of labor-intensive services in the view of the coming public procurement reform | — |
| 11 Sept 2025 | Valentina Schaumburger Cabinet member | Public procurement of labor-intensive services in the view of the coming public procurement reform | SRC |
| 09 Jul 2024 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | The Public Procurement Directives and the role of social criteria in public procurements awarding | — |
| 09 Jul 2024 | Nicolas Schmit Commissioner | The Public Procurement Directives and the role of social criteria in public procurements awarding | SRC |
| 19 Oct 2020 | Andrea Nahles Cabinet member | Social dialogue | — |
| 19 Oct 2020 | Andrea Nahles Cabinet member | Social dialogue | SRC |
| 06 Jun 2017 | Julian King Commissioner | security matters | — |
| 06 Jun 2017 | Julian King Commissioner | security matters | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2017 | Silvio Mascagna Cabinet member | Security Union | SRC |
| 28 Feb 2017 | Silvio Mascagna Cabinet member | Security Union | — |
| 08 Dec 2016 | Severine Wernert Cabinet member | Infrastructure protection | — |
| 08 Dec 2016 | Severine Wernert Cabinet member | Infrastructure protection | SRC |
| 27 Feb 2015 | Kaius Kristian Hedberg Cabinet member | Internal Market Strategy for Goods and Services | — |
| 27 Feb 2015 | Kaius Kristian Hedberg Cabinet member | Internal Market Strategy for Goods and Services | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS) is the European umbrella organisation for 23 national private security employers’ associations. It was founded in 1989. CoESS is the only representative European employers’ organisation defending the interests of the private security services industry. It is recognised by the European Commission (DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) as a European sectoral social partner in accordance with the European Treaties. CoESS represents 17 EU Member States and a total of 23 countries, which translates into some 45,000 private security companies employing a total of 2 million private security employees. The European private security services industry generates a yearly turnover of approximately € 40 billion Euros.
EU Legislative Interests
Revision of EU Public Procurement Directive 2014/24 EU Quality Jobs Roadmap EU Preparedness Union Strategy ProtectEU Strategy ELA - European Platform Tackling Undeclared Work CER Directive EU Ports Alliance Public Private Partnership EU Digital Infrastructures' need Future legislation on drones (UA's)
Communication Activities
Joint Statement – CoESS and UNI Europa on the EU Quality Jobs Roadmap Declaration – Recognising Private Security as a Cornerstone of Europe’s Security and Preparedness White Paper – Shaping the Future of Critical Infrastructure Protection, Security & Resilience through Public-Private Collaboration Charter – on the Ethical and Responsible Use of AI in European Private Security Services White Paper – Public-Private Partnerships: Unlocking the Potential for Enhanced Security Position Paper – EU Internal Security Strategy Position Paper – Revision of the EU Public Procurement Directive Position Paper – How to drive a secure, fair and competitive Europe Position Paper Implementation of the EU Drone Strategy 2.0 - Recommendations for new Standard Scenarios Position Paper - Implementation of Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) - Contribution to Public Consultation Joint Statement CoESS-UNI Europa - On a future EU Directive for the Resilience of Critical Entities Contribution to Public Consultation European Commission White Paper: How to Master Europe’s Digital Infrastructure Needs?
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- European Employers' Network (EEN) - NBN (Bureau for standardisation in Belgium) - European Business Service Alliance (EBSA) http://servicealliance.eu/ - CEN Cenelec https://www.cencenelec.eu/
Organisation Members
https://www.coess.org/about.php?page=members