3
May
2022
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EU preparedness against cyber-attacks following Russia invasion on Ukraine (debate)
Mr President, the war in Ukraine and the cyber-attacks that preceded and accompanied it show the need for Europe to increase its capacity to protect critical infrastructure and respond to such attacks. Russia has shown the ability to carry out highly disruptive attacks and genuine disinformation campaigns, causing problems not only for the Ukrainian population, but also for the Member States of the European Union and our democracies. As in the military field, also in cybersecurity the European Union needs to establish common mechanisms for defence and response to cyber-attacks and to deepen dialogue with our allies. Only together, mobilising states, public administration, companies, experts, will we be able to protect our infrastructure and our model of society. We need to do more and invest more. We can't put it off.