The European Parliament adopted a legislative resolution approving the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres.
The proposed regulation aims to help the EU maintain and develop the technological and industrial cyber security capacities needed to secure its digital single market.
The regulation:
- establishes the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres, and
- lays down rules for the designation of the national coordination centres and the establishment of the cybersecurity community of competences.
The Competence Centre, which will be based in Bucharest, will, inter alia, allocate cybersecurity-related funding from the Horizon Europe programme and the Digital Europe programme. It will be able to support, in connection with the Member States, the development and acquisition of advanced cybersecurity equipment, tools and data infrastructure in Europe and ensure wide deployment of the latest cybersecurity solutions across all economic sectors.
The European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre will work in cooperation with a network of national coordination centres designated by the Member States.
The Centre will also bring together key European stakeholders, including industry, academic and research organisations and other relevant civil society associations, to form a cybersecurity competence community to strengthen and disseminate cybersecurity expertise across the EU.