The tenth joint UEFA-European Union Conference on Safety, Security and Service took place at Vienna airport on Thursday, September 8.

Representatives and spokesmen of European governments and police bodies attended the annual meeting at the NH Hotel in the Austrian capital along with security officers from UEFA, national football agencies, the clubs taking part in this season's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, and National Football Information Points (NFIP).

One of the main goals of the conference was to exchange best practice and guidelines for enhancing safety and security at European football matches.

After a brief welcome from UEFA's head of stadium and security Marc Timmer, delegates listened to talks by William Gaillard, adviser to the UEFA president, and Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Austrian minister of the interior, about the UEFA and EU perspectives on stadium security, UEFA official website reported.