council decis novemb set european network protect public figur jha council european union regard treati european union articl articl thereof regard initi kingdom spain regard opinion european parliament council recommend decemb set common scale assess threat public figur visit european union union legisl standard manual gener natur exist govern protect public figur nation public figur commun foreign origin possibl assault attack figur exclud protect public figur respons host member state protect measur host member state base sole legal provis forc member state relev intern agreement increas travel public figur union requir formal channel commun consult nation author decid articl european network protect public figur hereinaft refer quot network quot creat network consist nation polic servic servic respons protect public figur member state design singl contact point inform design nation contact point includ subsequ modif transmit gener secretariat council publish inform offici journal articl purpos decis quot public figur quot person protect servic assign accord nation legisl member state pursuant regul intern supran organis institut articl network activ promot member state hold presid council candid countri europol design contact point particip network presid case case basi particip commiss gener secretariat council activ network refer articl articl network object promot exchang inform depart particip network gener technic inform experi protect public figur inform criteria select train staff servic respons protect public figur promot develop set common practic oper activ undertaken depart particip network promot mutual second offici depart particip network allow depart particip network exchang inform commun develop common view procedur request authoris host member state presenc territori protect servic request state accompani public figur method common action prevent assault attack includ offici resourc deploi protocol prioriti grant protect public figur movement deleg collabor relev law enforc servic public depart recommend media favour exchang accord nation legisl oper inform contact point mean direct contact respons servic commun contact point applic secur case protect public figur assur member state articl network submit annual report council develop activ council evalu activ network year articl decis effect dai adopt council brussel novemb council presid haarder oj opinion deliv publish offici journal oj