The European Parliament and European Council in 2011 decided to establish eu-LISA with headquarters in Tallinn. The Estonian government committed itself to build the headquarters building, which would be fit for the needs and requirements of an agency responsible for large-scale IT systems for European security and stability, eu-LISA said in a press release, ERR News writes.
In the years since, eu-LISA received remarkable support from EU authorities and the Estonian government, allowing the agency to launch from temporary premises on Rävala Avenue and begin to deliver from day one. The contract for the construction of the agency’s new headquarters building was signed in March 2017, and 16 months later, in July 2018, the Ministry of the Interior handed over the building to the agency.
