The European Commission has introduced the Cloud Sovereignty Framework (CSF) as an non-legislative instrument to operationalise the Union’s vision of digital strategic autonomy. It translates the political objective of “technological sovereignty” into measurable criteria applicable to cloud services used by EU institutions and public authorities. See...
the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU (AmCham EU) has expressed concern over the potential inclusion of sovereignty-based requirements in the forthcoming EU Cybersecurity Act revision, part of the broader "digital simplification package" / "digital omnibus" expected later this year. In a July 3...
After a year of inaction, the issue of sensitive data security is regaining attention as tensions between Europe and the U.S. rise. The European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS) was put on hold last year. Its goal is to set common cloud data storage...
In the leaked draft conclusions of the Council of the European Union, the Member States ask the Commission to find solutions to overcome the deadlock of the EUCS. In particular, the Council urges the Commission to ensure a faster, more efficient approach to developing EU...
European data protection authorities (EDPB) have requested clarifications on the latest version of the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS), particularly regarding its compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). French data protection authority has expressed concerns about the absence of immunity criteria...