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Cyber Solidarity Act

TA-9-2024-0355 · P9_TA(2024)0355 · PE752.795

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Parliament adopted its first-reading position on a regulation to strengthen EU solidarity and capacities to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694. The regulation sets up an EU Cybersecurity Reserve funded from the Cybersecurity and Trust part of the Digital Europe Programme under direct Commission management. An annexed Commission statement sets out updated 2025-2027 financial envelopes for the Digital Europe Programme's Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, and Advanced Digital Skills objectives.

Key points

  1. Parliament's position is the final text of the regulation on measures to strengthen EU solidarity and capacities against cyber threats and incidents, amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694.
  2. The EU Cybersecurity Reserve is to be funded from the Cybersecurity and Trust objective's envelope under direct Commission management.
  3. The Commission's annexed statement updates the Legislative Financial Statement for the Cyber Solidarity Act to reflect changed estimated figures.
  4. The co-legislators agreed on 5 March 2024 to limit to EUR 22 million the reallocation from Advanced Digital Skills to Cybersecurity and Trust.
  5. The Commission updated the financial envelopes for the Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, and Advanced Digital Skills objectives to reflect the agreed reallocations.
  6. For 2025-2027, the Artificial Intelligence objective is set at EUR544 726 000, including EUR 65 million reallocated to Cybersecurity and Trust.
  7. For 2025-2027, the Cybersecurity and Trust objective under direct Commission management is set at EUR 44 451 000, including EUR 26 million reallocated from other objectives.
  8. For 2025-2027, the Cybersecurity and Trust objective managed by the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre is set at EUR 353 190 613, including EUR 61 million reallocated from other objectives.
  9. For 2025-2027, the Advanced Digital Skills objective is set at EUR 167 162 423, taking into account the EUR 22 million reallocation to Cybersecurity and Trust.

Who is affected

  • EU institutions and member states, through measures to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents.
  • The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, which manages part of the Cybersecurity and Trust objective.
  • The Digital Europe Programme's Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Trust, and Advanced Digital Skills objectives, whose 2025-2027 envelopes are set.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 22 million: limit on reallocation from Advanced Digital Skills to Cybersecurity and Trust.
  • EUR544 726 000: 2025-2027 envelope for Artificial Intelligence, including EUR 65 million reallocated to Cybersecurity and Trust.
  • EUR 44 451 000: 2025-2027 envelope for Cybersecurity and Trust under direct Commission management, including EUR 26 million reallocated.
  • EUR 353 190 613: 2025-2027 envelope for Cybersecurity and Trust managed by the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, including EUR 61 million reallocated.
  • EUR 167 162 423: 2025-2027 envelope for Advanced Digital Skills, taking into account EUR 22 million reallocated.

Legal basis: Article 294(2) and Articles 173(3) and 322(1), point (a), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.