Belgium
10:18 11/12/2020
Brussels has lost out to Bucharest in the vote to become the location for the new European Centre for Cybersecurity. The Romanian capital, which was favoured by EU diplomats in the second round of voting, will become home for the new centre from 2021.
The aim of the new European agency is to bring together all the major European players in cyber security. In this way, the EU hopes to better coordinate the fragmented landscape of cybersecurity products and services. The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) will initially receive €2.8 billion to establish itself and €2 billion for its development, which will be allocated from Horizon Europe and Digital Europe s resources for 2021-2028.