EU Cyber Direct

Supporting the EU’s cyber diplomacy and international digital engagements to strengthen rules-based order in cyberspace and enhance cyber resilience 🌐 🇪🇺

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🇺🇳 What could the new permanent UN Global Mechanism on ICT Security mean for the future of cyber diplomacy?

In our latest policy brief, Director @andreacalderaro explores five shifts that could shape its first cycle.

Read more ➡️ https://t.co/fGG25F3AQC

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🇺🇳 How can diplomatic and expert communities work together to support the UN Global Mechanism?

The Cyber Diplomacy Compass event report captures key insights from two days of dialogue in New York➡️https://t.co/uQdlw9jibP

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🇺🇳 Ahead of the first substantive plenary of the UN Global Mechanism, @EUCyberDirect convened the inaugural Cyber Diplomacy Compass in New York

🤝Bringing together UN delegates and experts to strengthen dialogue, cooperation, and shared understanding for the work ahead

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🇺🇳 The first substantive plenary session of the @UN Global Mechanism is approaching, and @EUCyberDirect will be present in N.Y. to contribute to the discussions!

🔗 Learn more about our engagements here: https://t.co/j4zQQaSYrp

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What does cognitive warfare mean for Europe’s cyber & hybrid defence?

In our latest blog article Jonathan Nelson explores how AI-enabled influence operations are expanding the risk perimeter and why Europe must detect cognitive operations earlier

🔗https://t.co/qhdhhdUhgd

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📣 Registration open!

During the final EU:CD Fellowship webinar on 17 June, we’ll explore how the protection of people in cyberspace depends on three interconnected pillars:

🔹 Recognition of harm
🔹 Accountability
🔹 Governance

Join us👉https://t.co/cuuGFXL1Y7

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Last week in Vienna, on the margins of the @OSCE Informal Working Group (IWG), @EUCyberDirect convened an interregional luncheon on “Confidence-building for critical infrastructure protection”.

🙏 We thank all participants for their engagement and valuable contributions.

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🔐 It takes a community to secure cyberspace

As part of the EU:CD Fellowship, Julien Sylvestre-Fleury explores how engaging industry, civil society, academia & tech experts can strengthen the UN Global Mechanism on ICT security

📖 https://t.co/dKxWJ5syiD

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🌐Strengthening cyber capacity-building in practice

Join our second EU:CD Fellowship webinar to explore how tools and mechanisms support capacity-building, with examples from the Western Balkans, Ukraine & Latin America

🗓26 May
⏰09:00 EST | 15:00 CET
👉https://t.co/eJxry0ezPw

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Is the EU at risk of treating offensive cyber as a “silver bullet”?

New blog by @LouMarieHSD examines the growing attention to offensive cyber, cautioning against “silver bullet” thinking and highlighting the need for complementarity and coordination.

🔗 https://t.co/bVVn0Nkbpr

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Last week, we hosted a roundtable part of the New Tech series.

💬 Discussions focused on economic and technological security agenda intersects with the environmental, material, and infrastructural demands of the advancing technological landscape.

🔗 https://t.co/RP1fclAerS

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📢 Join our roundtable “Monitoring the Frontiers of Innovation: Converging Technologies and Their Impact on Disarmament and Arms Control”

📅 23 March
📍 Brussels & Online

Learn more and register 👉 https://t.co/pNUXQk6X9V

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On 19-20 Feb, we welcomed the EU:CD Fellowship 2026 cohort to Brussels🇪🇺

From EU decision-making and coordination to operational cooperation, and a scenario-based exercise, fellows gained first-hand insight into how EU cyber diplomacy works in practice

🔗https://t.co/LNR86GuRJV

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🇺🇳 The UN Cybercrime Convention is now open for signature, but its real impact will be determined by how it is implemented

Concerns include Ambiguous definitions, weaker safeguards, state-centric control & limited multistakeholder participation

🔗https://t.co/JnfLG4w5bS

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With great pleasure we conclude the 7th European Cyber Diplomacy Dialogue 2026!

We warmly thank our speakers and delegates for their contributions, and the @EUI_EU and the @EUI_Schuman for their continued partnership and support.

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🔗Meet the fellows and learn more here: https://t.co/qy90xwVyHz

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🚀We are pleased to announce the launch of the EU:CD Fellowship 2026!

Bringing together a global cohort of civil society & governmental reps. to:
🔹Exchange knowledge
🔹Share regional perspectives
🔹Deepen policy reflection

…and more across the EU cyber diplomacy ecosystem!

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The meeting was facilitated by the @EU_ISS – implementor of the @EUCyberDirect , @TheGCSP, the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), and @XMU_1921.

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The 5th Sino-European Expert Working Group on International Law in Cyberspace met in Suzhou, China on 29–31 Oct 2025

Experts discussed #cyber attribution, prepositioning & international law in the context of #cyberdiplomacy

Thanks to all involved for your valuable contributions

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📣 Applications are open for the EU:CD Fellowship 2025–2026!

Join a global network of cyber diplomacy experts for a 6-month journey blending research, policy & collaboration.

🌍 Open to candidates outside the EU/EEA.

🗓️ Apply by 16 Nov 2025: https://t.co/3TvgbTi0d6