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<p style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0">This week “Following the fifth EU-U.S. Cyber Dialogue last month in Brussels, the United States and the European Union today released a statement reaffirming their “strong partnership in favour of a global, open, stable
 and secure cyberspace where the rule of law fully applies, where the same rights that individuals have offline are protected online, and where the security, economic growth, prosperity, and integrity of free and democratic societies is promoted and preserved..”
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https://www.meritalk.com/articles/eu-u-s-reaffirm-cyber-partnership/</a> . Furthemore, “EU leaders will discuss how to beef up the fight against cyber security threats at a meeting later this month, following revelations of Russian espionage against the Organisation
 for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons..” <a class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk160349" style="" href="https://www.ft.com/content/2c65bd92-c7d5-11e8-ba8f-ee390057b8c9" previewremoved="true">
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In addition “The European Union aims to strengthen its cybersecurity rules in order to tackle the increasing threat posed by cyber-attacks as well as to take advantage of the opportunities of the new digital age. On 19-20 October 2017, the European Council
 asked for the adoption of a common approach to EU cybersecurity following the reform package proposed by the European Commission in September..”
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https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/cyber-security</a>....</p>
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<div>See full review here</div>
<div><a class="x_OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk301825" href="https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2018/10/19/internet-governance-weekly-brief-eu-u-s-cyber-dialogue-u-s-mexico-canada-cooperation-on-cybersecurity-natos-annual-cyber-conference-eu-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-rules-africa-cyberc/" previewremoved="true">https://gouvernanceinternet.wordpress.com/2018/10/19/internet-governance-weekly-brief-eu-u-s-cyber-dialogue-u-s-mexico-canada-cooperation-on-cybersecurity-natos-annual-cyber-conference-eu-to-strengthen-cybersecurity-rules-africa-cyberc/</a></div>
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