21 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2018/2004(INI)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the cyber defence of Europe’s armed forces has become one of the critical issues in debates about defence modernisation and Europe’s common defence efforts as well as a key element for future developments of the armed forces and their operations;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas several Member States have invested substantially in setting up well-staffed cyber commands to meet these new challenges; whereas cyber defence is an activity that can bestould be tackled cooperatively as its operational domain recognises neither national nor organisational boundaries; whereas there is still a lack of clear and common vocabulary related to cyberspace;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas while cyber defence remains a core competence of the Member States, the EU has a vital role to play in ensuring that these new endeavours are closely coordinated from the start to avoid thegaps and inefficiencies that mark many traditional defence efforts; whereas a substantial cyber defence capability ishould be a necessary part of the development of the European Defence Union;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas training needs in the area of cyber defence are substantial and increasing, and are most efficiently met cooperativelyrequire more joint efforts at the European level;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas several terrorist groups and organisations use the cyberspace as a low-cost tool for recruitment, radicalization and dissemination of terrorist propaganda; whereas terrorist groups, non-state actors and transnational criminal networks use cyber-operations to raise funds anonymously, gather intelligence and develop cyber arms to wage cyber-terror campaigns, to disrupt, damage or destroy critical infrastructure, to attack financial systems and to pursue other illegal activities with relevant implications for the security of the European citizens;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas cyber defence is an importantshould be duly considerationed at all stages of the planning process, and whereas adequate capabilities need to be available to mainstream it fully into mission planning and provide critical support;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas different state actors – Russia, China and North Korea, among others – have been involved in malicious cyber activities in pursuit of political, economic or security objectives that include attacks on critical infrastructure, cyber-espionage, disinformation campaigns and limiting access to the internet (such as Wannacry, NonPetya); whereas such activities could constitute wrongful acts under international law and could lead to a joint EU response, such as using the EU cyber diplomacy toolbox;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas the development of cyber technologies during the next years will affect new fields, like artificial intelligence, the internet of things, robotics and mobile devices, and all these elements could also present several security implications for the defence domain;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. CommendsTakes note of the work done by the EDA and the Commission in the field of cyber defence; notes in particular the EDA projects on cyber ranges, the Cyber Defence Strategic Research Agenda and the development of deployable cyber situation awareness packages for headquarters;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognizes that due to the changing environment of cyber threats, a stronger and structured cooperation with police forces could be advisable, especially in some critical areas, such as cyber-jihad, cyber-terrorism, radicalisation on line and funding of extremist or radical organisations;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the need for more terminological clarity about security in cyberspace, as well as a comprehensive and integrated approach and joint efforts to counter cyber and hybrid threats, to detect and eradicate online extremist and criminal safe havens, by strengthening and increasing information sharing between the EU and EU agencies such as Europol, Eurojust, EDA and ENISA;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises that planning a successful CSDP mission or operation requires substantial cyber defence expertise, both at operational headquarters and within the mission itself, to conduct a thorough threat assessment and provide adequate protection in the field; calls on the EEAS, and on the Member States providing headquarters for CSDP operations, to strengthen their cyber defence expertise to ensure the safety of the EU’s missions;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Strongly supports the Military Erasmus initiative aimed at enhancing the interoperability of the armed forces of the Member States through an increased exchange of young officers; stresses that there is a need for more experts in the cyber defence domain; calls on the military academies to pay more attention to, and create more possibilities in, the field of cyber defence education;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the implementation – by eleven member states of the Cyber Ranges Federation project – of the first of four cyber defence projects launched under the EDA Pooling and Sharing agenda; calls on the Member States to promote greater mutual availability of virtual cyber defence training and cyber ranges; in this regard, the role of ENISA and its expertise should be also considered;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls the need of developing more joint exercises between EU armed forces, in order to develop operational readiness, common procedures and standards to comprehensively face different cyber threats;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Recommends to increase the exchange of expertise and lessons learned between armed forces, police forces and other state bodies active in Member States and involved in the fight against cyber threats;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Confirms its full commitment to an open, free, stable and secure cyberspace, which respects the core values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law, and where international disputes are settled by peaceful means; calls on the Member States to promote further implementation of the common and comprehensive EU approach to cyber diplomacy; strongly supports the development of voluntary, non-binding norms of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, as well as the creation of an attribution organization within an international agreement to address the issue of the attribution of an attack;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the strengthening of the EU’s cyber diplomacy capacity and instruments across the board, so that they can effectively reinforce the EU’s norms and values, as well as help the parties concerned to reach consensus on rules, norms and enforcement measures in cyberspace globally, eventually leading to a binding non-proliferation agreement;
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that the protection of civilian critical infrastructure assets is becoming a vital defence task that should form part of the remit of national cyber commands; stresses that this will require a level of trust, and the closest possible cooperation, between military actors and the affected industries, by clearly defining duties, roles and responsibilities of civilian and military actors and urges all stakeholders to take this into account in their planning processes;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for cyber security capacity building through development cooperation, as well as constant education and cyber - awareness training, taking into account that in the coming years millions of new internet users will go online, most of them in developing countries, thus strengthening the resilience of countries and societies vis-à-vis cyber and hybrid threats;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Emphasises the need to mainstream cyber defence into external action and common foreign and security policy, and cCalls for closer coordination on cyber defence between the Member States, the EU institutions, NATO, the United Statpolice forces and other credible partners;