Telecom operators, trade unions and industry groups have called for the EU’s cyber agency ENISA to steer away from political interference and remain independent in response to a consultation on the European Commission’s review of existing cybersecurity rules.The proposal aimed to give the Athens-based ENISA a bigger mandate, including over the drafting of cybersecurity certification schemes, through which companies can demonstrate that their ICT solutions include the right level of cybersecurity protection for the EU market.There have been calls and plans from the Commission to increase the bloc’s independence of suppliers from outside the EU. In the upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act, for example, the Commission plans to strengthen the EU’s position in the industry. Do you think that the lag in cyber security in European Union is majory due to internal politics
