27
Nov
2024
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Critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and hybrid threats in the Baltic Sea (debate)
Madam President, I would like to thank you for your The Baltic Sea is a sensitive inland sea in many ways, including from a security policy point of view. On the seabed there are undersea cables that constitute extremely vulnerable infrastructure. It's not okay to sabotage them. Hybrid attacks are unacceptable. Recent events must be taken seriously. The freedom to navigate the sea does not imply a right to destroy critical infrastructure on the seabed. If there is a gap in the law of the sea, it must be closed. There must be solutions for intervening also in international waters or within the so-called economic zone in order to be able to stop reasonably suspicious vessels. What can the EU do? Yes, we must act decisively to protect our critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and we must act together. The Commission has a very important task here, and President Niinistö's report contains many good proposals. Let's take care of them.