The EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA is stepping up its efforts to foster cybersecurity for Industry 4.0 by publishing a new paper on ‘Challenges and Recommendations for Industry 4.0 Cybersecurity’ . This work is following up on the recently published seminal study on ‘Good Practices for Security of IoT in the context of Smart Manufacturing‘. […]
Enhancing flight safety during near ground operations
To help reduce the number of civil aviation accidents, the EU/Japan jointly-funded VISION project is developing – and testing – smart technologies for aircraft guidance, navigation and control. More than half of fatal commercial airline accidents occur during near ground operations, such as take-off, final approach and landing. These near ground accidents can be caused […]
European Border and Coast Guard: Launch of first ever joint operation outside the EU
Last 21st of May, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in cooperation with the Albanian authorities, is launching the first ever joint operation on the territory of a neighbouring non-EU country. As of 22 May, teams from the Agency will be deployed together with Albanian border guards at the Greek-Albanian border to strengthen border […]
22 Member States sign new military mobility programme
The European Defence Agency (EDA) 22 Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden) have signed a new programme that will facilitate the granting of cross-border surface and air movement permissions. The programme is developed in the […]
European Defence Union: new guidance to help Member States run joint defence procurements
The European Commission has published guidance on cooperative defence procurement to help Member States apply the Defence Procurement Directive (Directive 2009/81/EC) consistently and make use of all the cooperation possibilities it offers. This will facilitate Member States’ participation in collaborative defence projects under the future European Defence Fund and its current precursor programmes. Commissioner Elżbieta […]
How to stop terrorism: EU measures explained
Stopping terrorism requires tackling issues such as foreign fighters, border controls and cutting off funds. Learn about the EU’s counter terrorism policies. Security is a major concern for Europeans: the vast majority (77%) want the EU to do more to fight terrorism. EU measures to prevent new attacks run from more thorough checks at Europe’s […]
EU strengthens its support to stabilisation in areas liberated from Da’esh in north-eastern Syria*
The European Union has adopted a new €18 million programme to support stabilisation work in areas liberated from Da’esh by the Global Coalition in north-eastern Syria. The new programme will contribute to the provision of basic services, such as water supplies and demining, within the governorates of Raqqa and Deir Ez-Zor. The war in Syria, […]
Fostering defence innovation through the European Defence Fund
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted the partial agreement on the EU Defence Fund for 2021-2027, aiming for a more ‘European’ approach to defence. 328 MEPs voted in favour of the partial deal with EU ministers, with 231 against, and 19 abstaining. The EU Defence Fund will foster technological innovation and cooperation in the European […]
10,000 EU border guards to reinforce external borders
MEPs have approved plans to give the EU Border and Coast Guard Agency a standing corps of 10,000 border guards by 2027 to boost Europe’s security. Europe’s external borders have seen an unprecedented rise in the number of migrants and refugees wishing to enter the EU in recent years. The plans, adopted by MEPs on […]