Six EU countries call for ambitious cyber defence policy, document

Euractiv | Sep 30, 2022 at 2:34 PM
  • Austria, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Spain, and Romania have urged the European Commission to aim high in its upcoming proposal on cyber defence, setting out their recommendations on five priority areas.
  • Besides the CDP, the non-paper calls on the European diplomatic service, the EEAS, to draw up an implementation plan for the EU’s military vision and strategy on cyberspace, as well as the EU concept on cyber defence for military-led operations.
  • Finally, the six countries want a new recruitment policy at the EU level in the medium term, particularly by funding grants in the context of the Erasmus+ programme for European cyber talents to boost military and civilian skills.