The EU is also considering expanding the commonwealth to repel so-called hybrid attacks and attacks in cyberspace
TASS, February 10. The European Union (EU) plans to develop a new crisis response system to protect against threats in space. This was reported on Thursday by Bloomberg with reference to the draft document of the European Commission (EC).
As indicated in the materials, the EU will explore the possibility of activating "mechanisms of solidarity, mutual assistance and crisis response in the event of attacks from outer space or threats to space objects." We are also talking about expanding the capabilities of the commonwealth to repel so-called hybrid attacks and attacks in cyberspace.
According to the document, the EU wants to create new platforms for the exchange of information about cyber threats, as well as to identify shortcomings in order to eliminate hybrid threats and increase investment in research in the defense industry. In addition, the commission within the framework of the project calls on European countries not to restrict each other in the export of any military equipment and technologies developed in cooperation.
As the agency explains, the draft lists the steps by which the EC can contribute to the document of the new EU security concept "Strategic Compass".
The document may be made public as early as next week, approval from the leaders of the commonwealth countries is expected in March, however, as Bloomberg emphasizes, the project may still undergo changes.
The "strategic Compass" is a unified defense concept of the community, the adoption of which, according to the head of the EU Foreign Policy Service, Josep Borrel, will not contradict collective defense within NATO. This document, in particular, assumes the creation of an EU rapid reaction force of up to 5,000 people, which will allow Brussels to independently conduct operations, including military ones, anywhere in the world. The concept also includes issues of cyber security and the security of the space grouping of the EU states.
