17/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – The European External Action Service, in cooperation with the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU and the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS), held a scenario-based discussion on malicious cyber activities with the EU Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, the Republic of South Korea, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States on Monday 17 May. In this scenario, the territory of a fictitious EU Member State and a partner country were subjected to malicious cyber activities affecting a broader international community. The discussion, the first of its kind, aimed to improve mutual understanding of respective diplomatic approaches to prevent, discourage, deter and respond to malicious cyber activities, and to identify opportunities for further strengthening international cooperation to this end. (CG)