Internet use and the number of connected devices continue to increase, but so do cyber threats. Parliament has approved new legislation to improve your security. Activities by cybercriminals are increasing in complexity and sophistication. On Tuesday 12 March, MEPs voted in favour of the cybersecurity act which aims to improve the European response to the increasing number of cyber threats by strengthening the role of the European Agency for Network and Information Security (Enisa) and establishing a common cybersecurity certification framework. Angelika Niebler, the MEP responsible for steering the...

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by Lauren M. Johnson and Madeline Holcombe, CNN US citizens visiting parts of Europe will need authorization from the European Union come 2021. The EU announced last year it was creating a European Travel Information and Authorization System, or ETIAS, that will require "pre-travel screening for security and migration risks of travellers benefiting from visa-free access to the Schengen area." The Schengen Area is a zone of 26...

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The latest edition of Carnegie Strategic Europe’s Judy Asks column was inspired by the 6th Mercator European Dialogue on the theme “Europe: Is the System Broken?”, which was hosted by the German Marshall Fund and its project partners in Rome on February 1–3, 2019. The column features five members of parliament from the Mercator European Dialogue parliamentary network and three Mercator European Dialogue experts. The Mercator European Dialogue is a network of members of parliaments from across the...

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By Rosa Balfour, Nicolas Bouchet, and Joerg Forbrig The European Union and the United States devote considerable funds and programs to supporting civil society in Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans – support that is being confronted with old and new challenges. Closing civic space is now entrenched in many countries and the means to undermine civic actors has become more sophisticated. The sustainability of civil society organizations (CSOs) remains a challenge. This requires the EU and the United States to work with...

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By Guy Verhofstadt Since the end of the World War II, Western nations have shared the belief that international trade was a virtue. While progress has too often been lethargic, in the decades since, the United States and European nations have worked together to reduce barriers to trade. This went hand in hand with a special bond between our two continents -- culturally, militarily, as a broad alliance of free nations. Together, progress has been achieved in the form of the institutions...

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