24/03/2022 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 23 March, the European Commission opened a consultation period on its proposal for a regulation to strengthen the cyber security of the European Union institutions (see EUROPE 12916/21). The results of this consultation should inform the future work of the European Parliament and the Council of the EU. On Tuesday 22 March, the Commission unveiled its proposal for a regulation that would, among other things, extend the mandate and improve the funding of the EU institutions' Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EU). In addition, a consultation was also opened on common rules on the security of sensitive information. A specific proposal was also presented on Tuesday. Consultations on these two components, presented as a comprehensive package, will remain open until 18 May. See the consultation on cyber security (https://aeur.eu/f/xp ) and on information security (https://aeur.eu/f/xq ). (TM)