[Privsec] EU-US Work on Cyber-Security in 2006

[Ralf Bendrath]

FYI. Privacy is not even mentioned...

Ralf

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http://register.consilium.eu.int/pdf/en/05/st14/st14945.en05.pdf

| EU-US Declaration on an "Initiative to Enhance Transatlantic Economic
| Integration and Growth" (20 June 2005) - EC Common Platform
| 24-11-2005

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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION            Brussels, 24 November 2005

                                          14945/05

                                          USA 85
                                          RELEX 685
                                          ECOFIN 374
                                          TRANS 254
                                          ENV 555
                                          COMPET 264
                                          EDUC 183
                                          ENER 189
                                          PI 30
                                          RECH 225

NOTE
from : General Secretariat
to Delegations

Subject : EU-US Declaration on an "Initiative to Enhance Transatlantic 
Economic
Integration and Growth" (20 June 2005)1
- EC Common Platform

Delegations will find annexed to this note the EC Common Platform as
agreed by the 133 Committee on 18 November 2005 and by the Transatlantic
Relations Working Group on 22 November 2005. This Common Platform will
continue to guide the Commission in its future discussions with the US
in view of the EU-US Summit in the first half of 2006.

1 Doc. 10359/05 USA 34, PESC 547, ECOFIN 217

ANNEX
        EC COMMON PLATFORM
        WORK PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTING THE �INITIATIVE TO
        ENHANCE TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC INTEGRATION AND
        GROWTH� OF THE JUNE 2005 EU-US SUMMIT

CONTENTS
1. Promoting regulatory and standards cooperation ...................... 3
2. Stimulating open and competitive capital markets..................... 4
3. Transparency in the fight against malpractice........................ 6
4. Spurring innovation and the development of technology................ 6
4.1. Basic research and science policy.............................. 6
4.2. Space ......................................................... 8
4.3. Nanotechnology................................................. 9
4.4. Higher education and vocational training...................... 10
4.5. Innovation policy and commercialisation of research output ... 12
4.6. e-Accessibility............................................... 12
4.7. Deployment of innovative technologies......................... 14
4.8. Intelligent Transport Systems ................................ 15
4.9. Cyber-security................................................ 15
4.10. Internet purchases .......................................... 16
4.11. Countering spam, spyware and malware ........................ 16
4.12. Health and medical technologies ............................. 17
5. Enhancing trade, travel and security................................ 18
5.1. Visa exempt travel ........................................... 18
5.2. �Trusted persons� initiative.................................. 18
5.3. WCO Council framework......................................... 19
5.4. EU Authorised Economic Operator and US C-TPAT Programme....... 19
5.5. Air transport security and cargo traffic ..................... 20
5.6. Security-related technologies................................. 21
6. Promoting Energy Efficiency......................................... 22
6.1. Developing countries ......................................... 22
6.2. Carbon sequestration ......................................... 24
6.3. Hydrogen ..................................................... 25
6.4. Nuclear....................................................... 26
6.5. Renewable energy and energy efficiency........................ 27
6.6. Clean Transport............................................... 29
6.7. Methane ...................................................... 30
7. Intellectual Property Rights ....................................... 30
7.1. Fight against Counterfeiting and Piracy ...................... 30
7.2. International Substantive Patent System....................... 32
8. Investment ......................................................... 32
9. Competition policy and enforcement ................................. 33
10. Pro 34
11. Service 35
11.1. Mutual recognition of qualifications............................. 35
11.2. Air transport services .......................................... 36
ANNEX.................................................................. 37

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1.2.9. 4.9. Cyber-security

�Establish a dialogue on cyber-security to bring together regulators, law
enforcement and, as appropriate, intelligence agencies� (Text of Economic
Initiative).

Objectives:
Establish EU-US dialogue to coincide with the revision of the Commission�s 
cybercrime policy, which is planned to take place in 2006, including 
issues related to protection of critical information infrastructure, 
terrorist use of the internet, identity theft, admissibility of electronic 
evidence and combating on-line child pornography.

Specific activities:
In the above context, a number of meetings will be organised involving
cybercrime experts of the EU Member States, as well as representatives of
Europol and Eurojust. That process could involve the US in the on-going
debate on these issues within the EU. This should provide for a good
overview of current issues and initiatives, not only from the Commission,
but also from the point of view of national experts/regulators and 
European bodies most closely involved.

Within this work � and reviewing the work done so far by the G8 high tech
crime subgroup to avoid overlap � areas which could usefully be discussed
might include protection of critical information infrastructure, issues
surrounding illegal content, such as child pornography and use of the
internet for terrorist purposes. The issue of data retention could also be
discussed, if not already taken onboard within the broader dialogue of
counter-terrorism work. Europol and its US counterparts could possibly
have a role to play here as well.

Measuring progress:
Meeting(s) of EU and US cybercrime experts in 2006.

Goals for the 2006 Summit:
Identification and endorsement of areas for EU-US cyber security dialogue.

Timelines:
See above.

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