This sabotage Nord Stream pipelinein September of last year or sophisticated cyber attack After a resolution on Russia was voted against the European Parliament’s website, the country’s fragility and vulnerability became apparent. European Critical Infrastructures. A growing risk of both NATO and the European Union sees addressing this as a priority, and to that end, will set up a joint team of experts to work “side-by-side” to identify which key threats. critical infrastructureExamine strategic vulnerabilities, build resilience, and recommend palliative and corrective measures.
“We have to be prepared and we have to face such a threat,” he said. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenminutes before the guest presided over the first working seminar of the year of the commissioners college this Wednesday, Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance, Jens Stoltenberg. new EU-NATO task force On Resilient Critical Infrastructures, the focus will be on four sectors, as described by the German: transport, energy, digital sector and space.
Third joint declaration
The announcement came twenty-four hours after the signing of the third EU-NATO joint declaration recognizing NATO, in which they seek to strengthen cooperation. allied organization aspect cornerstone between european defense. “We want to work together on how to make our critical infrastructure, technology and supply chains more resilient to potential threats and take steps to mitigate potential vulnerabilities,” he explained. stoltenberg During a short response The idea is to share knowledge and experience, as well as take advantage of best practices and receive early warning of potential threats.
“We know that our enemies and competitors are using every possible means to challenge us and undermine our security. They fear our openness, our transparency, our democracies. So they will try to take full advantage of these values, our openness, and of course, try to take advantage of our interdependence. It is very important for us to strengthen it,” he said. Von der Leyen before the meeting of the board of commissioners situation Ukraine, consequences for European security and challenges for European policies.
stoltenberg agrees with the diagnosis of the former German defense minister and the current chairman of the Community Steering Committee. “The resilience and protection of critical infrastructure is an important part of our joint efforts, as we saw in the President’s use. putin “using energy as a weapon of war and sabotaging Nord Stream pipelines”, emerging and disruptive technologies, space and its effects must be addressed. climate change in security given the increasing geopolitical competition.
spend more and better
Both politicians reiterated their determination to continue to support them financially and militarily. Ukraine because they think it’s vital. “Therefore, I welcome the latest announcements. United States, France and Germany that they will soon deliver infantry fighting vehicles and light tanks, and will give unprecedented support from all NATO allies and EU Member States. “Our support is making a real difference on the ground, and we must do more, even faster, at this critical point in the war.”
“We need not only to spend more, but also to spend better,” added the German, emphasizing the need to avoid fragmentation. “We have to create interoperable forces, that’s the most important thing. And of course we need to maintain a strong military-industrial base in Europe. we already have European Defense Fundhelps develop the latest military technologies. And now we have to move forward with joint defense procurement, harmonize them and really take a joint approach to that.”