15 Amendments of Christian EHLER related to 2010/0275(COD)
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Since the AgencyENISA was set up, the challenges of network and information security have changed with technology, market and socio-economic developments and have been the subject of further reflection and debate. In response to the changing challenges, the Union has updated its priorities for network and information security policy in a number of documents, including the 2006 Commission Communication A strategy for a Secure Information Society – Dialogue, partnership and empowerment, the Council Resolution of 2007 on a Strategy for a Secure Information Society in Europe, the 2009 Communication Critical Information Infrastructure Protection – ‘Protecting Europe from large scale cyber-attacks and disruptions: enhancing preparedness, security and resilience’, the Presidency Conclusions of the Ministerial Conference on Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP), the Council Resolution of 2009 on a collaborative European approach to Network and Information Security. The need has been recognised to modernise and strengthen the Agency to successfully contribute to the efforts of the European institutions and the Member States to develop a European capacity to cope with network and information security challenges. More recently, the Commission adopted the Digital Agenda for Europe, as a flagship initiative under the Europe 2020 Strategy. This comprehensive agenda aims at exploiting and advancing the potential of ICT in order to translate this potential into sustainable growth and innovation. Boosting trust and confidence in the information society is one of the key objectives of this comprehensive agenda, which announced a number of actions to be taken by the Commission in this area, including the present proposal.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) The Agency shall operate according to, respectively, (i) the principle of subsidiarity, ensuring an appropriate degree of coordination between the Member States and national bodies on NIS-related matters and improving the effectiveness of national policies, thus adding value to them and (ii) the principle of proportionality, not going beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objectives set out by this Regulation.
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) In order to guarantee the full autonomy and independence of the Agency, and to enable it to perform additional and new tasks, it is considered necessary to grant it a sufficient and autonomous budget whose revenue comes primarily from a contribution from the Union and contributions from third countries participating in the Agency’s work. The host Member State, or any other Member State, should be allowed to make voluntary contributions to the revenue of the Agency. The Union’s budgetary procedure remains applicable as far as any subsidies chargeable to the general budget of the European Union are concerned. Moreover, the Court of Auditors should undertake the auditing of accounts.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes a European Network and Information Security Agency (hereinafter ‘the Agency’) for the purpose of contributing to a high level of network and information security within the Union and in order to raise awareness and develop a culture of network and information security in society for the benefit of the citizens, consumers, enterprises and public sector organisations in the Union, thus contributing to the smooth functioning of the internal market and the establishment of a fully functional European digital single market.
Amendment 163 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Agency shall assist the Commission, the other Union institutions, the Member States and industry - in particular SMEs - to meet the requirements of network and information security in present and future Union legislation, thus contributing to the smooth functioning of the internal market.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) Assist the Commission in preparing a comprehensive Union strategy on network and information security;
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) Assist the Member States and the European institutions and bodies, at their request or its own initiative, in their efforts to collect, analyse and disseminate network and information security data;
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) Regularly assess, in cooperation with the Member States and the European institutions, at their request or on its own initiative, the state of network and information security in Europe;
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) Assist the Union and the Member States at their request or on its own initiative in promoting the use of risk management and security good practice and standards for electronic products, systems and services;
Amendment 190 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) Assist the Member States and the European institutions and bodies, at their request or on its own initiative, in their efforts to develop network and information security detection, analysis and response capability;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Advise the Union institutions and the Member States, on their request or on its own initiative, on research needs in the area of network and information security with a view to enabling effective responses to current and emerging network and information security risks and threats, and to using risk prevention technologies effectively;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) Undertake the establishment and supervise the functioning of a full-scale European Union Computer Emergency Response Team (EU CERT), in order to counter cyber attacks against the EU institutions, bodies and agencies;
Amendment 238 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The Agency may liaise or cooperate with other third countries, and allow them to participate in relevant areas of the Agency’s work as appropriate. In order to foster international dialogue and cooperation the Agency shall also be consulted by the Commission in international relevant matters whenever appropriate.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2 b (new)
Article 28 – paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. The Agency shall support the external policies of the Union in the area of network and information security in close cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS).
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. That Member State shall provide the best possible conditions to ensure the proper functioning of the Agency, including appropriate building infrastructure, communications facilities, multilingual, European-oriented schooling and sufficient transport infrastructure.