Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement cooperation agency, supports EU Member States in combating migrant smuggling. Part of this role involves serving as an information exchange hub. However, Europol faces continuous challenges in gaining access to all relevant criminal databases, and in making full use of external information sources. This is the conclusion of a […]
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Spanish police arrests 5 Jihadists on suspicion of preparing a terrorist attack
With the active support of Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre, the Spanish National Police (Policía Nacional) has arrested in Barcelona and Madrid five suspected members of an Islamic State cell. The suspects – all Algerian nationals, are believed to have been preparing a terrorist attack. The police swooped on the members of this terrorist cell after […]
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Use of artificial intelligence by the police: MEPs oppose mass surveillance
To combat discrimination and ensure the right to privacy, MEPs demand strong safeguards when artificial intelligence tools are used in law enforcement. In a resolution adopted by 377 in favour, 248 against and 62 abstentions, MEPs point to the risk of algorithmic bias in AI applications and emphasise that human supervision and strong legal powers […]
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EU looks to make data sharing easier
The EU is working to strengthen various data-sharing mechanisms. The aim is to promote the availability of data that can be used to power applications and advanced solutions in artificial intelligence, personalised medicine, green mobility, smart manufacturing and numerous other areas. Today, member states agreed on a negotiating mandate on a proposal for a Data Governance Act (DGA). […]
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Afghanistan: EU’s position and next steps
The Council approved conclusions on Afghanistan emphasising the EU’s commitment to peace and stability in the country and to supporting the Afghan people. The conclusions also set out the EU’s line of action for the near future. The EU recognises that the situation in Afghanistan is a major challenge for the international community as a whole, and stresses […]
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European Cybersecurity Month 2021
European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM), the EU’s annual cybersecurity advocacy campaign will kick off on 1 October 2021. If you would like to propose online or physical awareness raising cybersecurity events for the 2021 official European Cybersecurity Month 2021: Get Involved and Register Your Event here. Register your event The official website of the ECSM campaign (cybersecuritymonth.eu) is […]
Read MoreFirst EU measures in response to the Afghanistan crisis
Situation in Afghanistan Following the Taliban takeover on 15 August, a new reality exists in Afghanistan, a reality that affects the EU, affects the region, international stability and has a direct impact on European security. The future of Afghanistan remains a key issue for the EU. The EU remains firmly committed to supporting the Afghan […]
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Telecom & Trust Services Incidents in 2020
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity publishes the aggregated data and analysis of the incident reports for telecom services and trust services. Why is incident reporting important? The major objective of telecom services and trust services incident reporting is to help national authorities with their supervision tasks, to map cybersecurity trends as well crosscutting issues […]
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CROWN: European multifunction radiofrequency system project launched
Europe’s defence research programme – PADR – has launched a new project. The CROWN project will focus on European active electronically scanned array with combined radar, communications and electronic warfare functions for military applications. The project, with a budget of approximately €10 million and a duration of 30 months, was selected under the 2019 call […]
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