The decision came late in the evening of Wednesday 9 December: the ambassadors of the Member States to the EU chose Bucharest to host the headquarters of the future Cybersecurity Competence Centre.
The Romanian capital won against Brussels, Munich, Vilnius, Luxembourg, Warsaw and León (Spain), the other six candidate cities. Brussels was in the lead in the first round of voting, with eight votes. Bucharest amassed 6, Vilnius 5, Luxembourg 3, Warsaw and Leon 2 and Munich 1. It was...