In an era where digital connectivity permeates every aspect of our lives, security of Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices is paramount. As such, there has been significant developments in transatlantic cooperation aimed at enhancing the cybersecurity of consumer IoT products. Analysis: EU-US Joint CyberSafe Products Action Plan: Recently, on the...
Compromise text of the Cyber Resilience Act, as it was reached between the negotiating parties on 30 November 2023 Download the document on Eurosmart's repository...
Representatives from the Commission, Parliament, and Council successfully reached an agreement on the Cyber Resilience Act following extensive late-night discussions in Brussels on 31 November 2023. The formal endorsement of the text by both the Council and the European Parliament is expected before the end of...
Ahead of today’s trilogue meeting (30 November 2023), a four-column document was distributed by Politico. This document includes elements already validated in previous meetings, notably regarding the mandatory certification of certain critical products, as well as compromise proposals by the Commission concerning product lifetime and...
On 28 November, MEPs of the lead Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE) were briefed on the outcomes of the second round of informal interinstitutional (trilogue) negotiations held on 8 November. CRA's rapporteur Danti (Renew Europe, Italy) highlighted that the Parliament successfully secured a minimum...
A leaked version of the four-column document has been transmitted by Politico. This document reflects some substantial challenges are illustrated by the tentative comprises between the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the EU's proposals. Even if the trilogue discussions have found...
On 12 October, Rapporteur Nicola Danti (Renew Europe, Italy) briefed MEPs on the outcomes of the first trilogue, which took place on 27 September. As the negotiations are still in early stages, MEP Danti informed that the trilogue mainly consisted of presentations of priorities for each co-legislator. Nonetheless, brief...
This document gathers and compares the different provisions regarding the secondary legislation, from the Council General Approach, the European Parliament's mandate and the European Commission's initial proposal. Delegated acts and implementing acts will directly impact the concrete implementation of the CRA (category of products, harmonised standards...
Today [19 Jul 2023] Member states’ representatives (Coreper) reached a common position on the proposed legislation regarding the cyber resilience act (not yet available). The “negotiating mandate” will allow the Spanish presidency to enter negotiations with the European Parliament (“trilogues”) on the final version of...
A revised Swedish Council Presidency compromise text (not publicly available), was discussed by the Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues on 21 June 2023. Analysis Council experts of the Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues met on 21 June to continue their exchange of views on the...