The General State Archives of Greece organize in Athens the 29th Conference of the EBNA and 16th Meeting of the EAG within the framework of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The meetings will be held on 5 – 6 June 2014 at Zappeion Megaron.

The EBNA and EAG meetings constitute significant meetings in the field of archives in which distinguished representatives specialized in the archival subjects exchange their positions on the recent developments of the field.

EAG, established at the beginning of 2006, comprises experts from all EU Member States as well as from the institutions of the Union. Since its inaugural meeting in April 2006, the EAG has met once every semester to discuss the progress achieved in the implementation of the Council Recommendation and to provide guidance and general orientations for the work undertaken on the five priority actions:

1. Preservation of and prevention of damage to archives in Europe
2. Reinforcement of European interdisciplinary cooperation on electronic documents and archives
3. Creation and maintenance of an internet portal to the archival heritage of the Union 4. Promotion of best practice with regard to national and European law with regard to archives
 5. Measures to prevent theft and facilitate the recovery of stolen documents.