17/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - Council endorses cybersecurity agreement. New rules to step up the security of network and information systems across the EU are on their way to being definitively adopted. On Tuesday 17 May, the Council of the EU gave its green light, without debate, to the agreement reached with the European Parliament at the end of 2015 (see EUROPE 11448). The new directive will lay down security obligations for operators of essential services (in critical sectors such as...