The third UK-EU Cyber Dialogue took place on Tuesday 9 December
and Wednesday 10 December in Brussels.
The meeting was co-chaired by Andrew Whittaker, Cyber Director in
the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Officer (FCDO) and
Irfan Hemani, Deputy Director, Cyber Security Policy in the
Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
Held under the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Cyber
Dialogue was hosted by Maciej Stadajek, Director, Security and
Defence Policy, European External Action Service (EEAS) and
Christiane Kirketerp de Viron, Acting Director, Digital Society,
Trust and Cybersecurity, DG Communications Networks, Content
& Technology (DG CNECT), European Commission as co-chairs for
the European Union (EU).
Other representatives from the Commission and EU agencies
(Europol, ENISA) also participated in the discussions.
The agenda included exchanges of views on our respective
approaches to cyber legislation to ensure high levels of cyber
security while minimising compliance burdens on industry;
deterrence strategies against cyber threats; countering
cybercrime; cyber capacity building; incident response; and
working with the multi-stakeholder community to uphold a free,
open, secure and peaceful cyberspace.
The UK was represented by officials from the FCDO, DSIT, the
National Cyber Security Centre and the Home office.
Both sides agreed to hold the next UK-EU Cyber Dialogue in London
in 2026.
