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The European Internal Security Strategy will be a key initiative to ensure that security is integrated in EU legislation and policies by design, and that the EU is fit to combat all threats, both online and offline. It will be a comprehensive strategy, shaping the key objectives in the area of internal security for the coming years and outlining the main actions needed to achieve them.

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24 responses

Microsoft urges EU cybersecurity harmonization and cross-border data access

Microsoft Corporation, 13 Mar 2025

Microsoft advocates for streamlined cybersecurity regulations, calling for alignment across the EU's approximately 250 regulations. They request harmonized data retention laws limited to basic subscriber and traffic data, excluding content, with standardized access conditions. They also push for international agreements on cross-border law enforcement cooperation to replace outdated MLAT frameworks.
This would reduce compliance burdens and allow more efficient global data analysis for threat detection.
Privacy advocates lose stronger data localization protections and more restrictive retention requirements.

German Industry Demands Integrated Security and Leaner EU Regulations

Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V., 13 Mar 2025

BDI requests merging existing digital and physical security laws into one unified legal framework. They advocate for a central reporting system to eliminate multiple filings across different member states. Additionally, they call for formal industry involvement as a key pillar in security architecture.
A harmonized regulatory framework would significantly decrease implementation costs and administrative burdens for companies.

Nokia urges EU to ban high-risk telecom equipment vendors

Nokia, 12 Mar 2025

The company calls for the exclusion of high-risk vendors from all networks and a coordinated EU-wide migration of mission-critical services to 5G. They also advocate for addressing future quantum decryption threats and streamlining current cybersecurity regulations rather than creating new ones.
Mandating the removal of high-risk competitors would likely increase Nokia's market share in European digital infrastructure.
Member States and telecommunications operators face significant costs and disruptions from mandatory hardware replacement programs.

EBU Urges Surveillance Protections for Journalists in Security Strategy

EBU-UER (European Broadcasting Union), 12 Mar 2025

The EBU argues that legislative proposals for data access and retention must exclude journalists and media service providers. They advocate for adopting the Venice Commission's standards to ensure any use of intrusive spyware meets strict human rights requirements. They also emphasize maintaining the exclusion of journalistic content from the Terrorist Content Online Regulation.
This would safeguard media freedom and prevent the unjustified removal of legitimate journalistic material.
Law enforcement authorities may find it harder to access data for investigating criminal networks.

EARTO urges ring-fenced funding for civil security research

European Association of Research and Technology Organisations, 13 Mar 2025

EARTO recommends creating a dedicated civil security research programme alongside military initiatives with guaranteed funding. They propose a 'preparedness-by-design' principle for all future European legislative and regulatory frameworks.
This would guarantee funding for members and speed up the delivery of security technologies.

Fincantieri urges EU to protect underwater critical infrastructure

FINCANTIERI SpA, 13 Mar 2025

The company requests funding for researching and procuring advanced underwater surveillance technologies. They advocate for an EU-based rapid-response fleet to repair damaged subsea assets.
These proposals would drive demand for Fincantieri's specialized naval and autonomous vessels.

GLOBSEC Urges EU to Tighten Security Against Hybrid Threats

GLOBSEC, 13 Mar 2025

The impact assessment approach should be adjusted to explicitly include security impact. Internal security measures should explicitly account for transnational illicit networks. A mapping of infrastructure ownership should identify foreign state actors.
Proposed monitoring contracts would provide new funding opportunities for the organization and its partners.
Internal proxies like small companies and individuals face increased surveillance and potential sanctions.

German lawyers demand fundamental rights safeguards in security strategy

Deutscher Anwaltverein (German Bar Association), 13 Mar 2025

The association demands strict protection for lawyer-client confidentiality and mandatory judicial approval for surveillance. They advocate for stronger procedural rights for suspects to balance increased cross-border police cooperation. They also reject mandatory scanning of private messages and favor targeted data storage.
Protecting professional secrecy ensures lawyers can effectively represent their clients without state interference.
Security agencies would lose the ability to perform broad surveillance without specific judicial oversight.

EU DisinfoLab: Prioritise Countering Disinformation in Security Strategy

EU DisinfoLab, 11 Mar 2025

Coordinated campaigns designed to mislead and misinform must be prioritised by the Internal Security Strategy. Disinformation networks are systematically infiltrating AI training data to propagate false narratives through a tactic called LLM grooming.
This would strengthen the organisation's efforts to protect core democratic values from foreign interference.
Foreign disinformation actors lose the ability to manipulate users by exploiting artificial intelligence training data.

CCBE urges protection of lawyer-client confidentiality in security strategy

Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, 12 Mar 2025

The CCBE demands that the strategy strictly respect the rule of law and lawyer-client confidentiality. They call for prior judicial authorization for surveillance and exclusion of illegally obtained data.
These safeguards would preserve essential trust and prevent state interference in legal defense.
Law enforcement agencies would face stricter limits on using broad definitions to justify surveillance.

Missing Children Europe Urges Stronger EU Action on Online Grooming

European Federation for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children (Missing Children Europe), 13 Mar 2025

MCE requests a child-centered approach prioritizing prevention and protection. They urge the adoption of new regulations to detect online child sexual abuse and grooming.
Improving how different police databases work together would help the federation find children faster.
Transnational criminal networks would face disruption through increased cross-border investigative cooperation.

Victim Support Europe demands victim-centric EU internal security strategy

Victim Support Europe, 13 Mar 2025

The organization demands that the new security strategy includes direct references to all crime victims. They advocate for a victim-centered approach that prioritizes support, protection, and access to justice.
Strengthening victim rights ensures more funding and recognition for their support networks.
Tech companies would face stricter accountability and mandatory regulations regarding online content.

Terre des Hommes urges EU to prioritize child safety online

Terre des Hommes International Federation, 13 Mar 2025

They urge the EU to adopt regulations for detecting abuse content. They advocate for criminalizing AI-generated material. They request more investment in specialized law enforcement training.
This supports their advocacy work to prevent child violence and exploitation.
Offenders lose their ability to act with impunity in unregulated online spaces.

European security industry urges funding for internal security strategy

European Organisation for Security, 11 Mar 2025

EOS requests a comprehensive approach that integrates an industrial dimension and supports collaborative research. They advocate for a dedicated Securing Europe Facility to bridge the gap between innovation and deployment.
This would improve the market position of EU firms against foreign competitors.
Non-EU companies lose their competitive advantage within the European internal security market.

Consultation response

Geopost SA, 13 Mar 2025

Please find attached the document containing Geopost's submitted feedback.

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Stiftung Ordnungspolitik - Centrum für Europäische Politik, 11 Mar 2025

Attached you may find a cepAdhoc on Security and Trust in the wake of the upcoming European Internal Security Stategy. It deals on how to reconcile law enforcements legitimate need to access data with the EUs fundamental rights obligations argueing that sacrificing digital privacy protections would…

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European Network of National Human Rights Institutions, 13 Mar 2025

In the current challenging geopolitical, economic and security context in and around the European Union (EU), the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to launch a consultation on the European Internal Security Strategy.…

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Confederation of European Security Services, 10 Mar 2025

The Confederation of European Security Services (CoESS), representative EU association of the security services industry with 45.000 companies and 2mio. security officers in 23 European countries, congratulates the Commission on the important advancements made since the publication of the last…

eco warns against new internet security and data mandates

eco - Verband der Internetwirtschaft, 12 Mar 2025

The association demands evaluating existing laws before introducing new legislative or regulatory activity. They strongly oppose data retention and any measures that could undermine encryption or cybersecurity.
This approach avoids new compliance costs and reduces legal uncertainty for internet companies.
Law enforcement agencies lose the potential for expanded data access and retention powers.

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European Casino Association, 12 Mar 2025

The European Casino Association (ECA) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the upcoming European Internal Security Strategy. Our extensive feedback can be found in attachment.

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European Public Health Association, 12 Mar 2025

EUPHA proudly partners with the Global Law Enforcement and Public Health Association (GLEPHA), which works at the intersection of policing, justice, and public health. GLEPHA advocates for integrated, cross-sector security approaches, emphasizing prevention-focused strategies, data-driven…

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Finnish Information Security Cluster – Kyberala ry, 13 Mar 2025

Please see our feedback on the attachment.

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Pour Demain Europe, 13 Mar 2025

We commend the Commission for this initiative to develop a European Internal Security Strategy. We recommend: 1. A new CBRN Action Plan: Addressing Biosecurity Vulnerabilities We propose a new CBRN action plan to address increasingly dual-use synthetic biology advances. Technological progress in…

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The Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law, 12 Mar 2025

Please find attached a letter and report on the importance of encryption for maintaining security.