[cooperation-wg] RIPE NCC Response to the EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy

Dear colleagues, 

Over the last few days, the European Commission has published a number of proposals and strategy documents that lay out its plans for the digital economy. These include the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and a policy document outlining the European Union's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade. 

We are currently working through these documents to assess their impact on our operations, the multistakeholder ecosystem and the Internet at large. However, we’ve already seen that the cybersecurity strategy document makes a reference to our role as one of the DNS root server operators based in the EU, with a plan to "assess the role of these operators in guaranteeing that the Internet remains globally accessible in all circumstance.” 

We have issued a short public response to this point in particular, which you can find here: 
https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-response-to-the-eu2019s-cybersecurity-strategy-for-the-digital-decade

Any feedback you might have on this statement is welcome.

We will follow these proposals as they move through the legislative process and use the EU’s consultation processes to provide further input, as we continue to work with the European Commission, member states and other stakeholders to share our insights and expertise. 

The full proposals are available on the European Commission's website: 

- Digital Services Act (DSA):
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/proposal_for_a_regulation_on_a_single_market_for_digital_services.pdf
- Digital Markets Act (DMA): 
https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/proposal-regulation-single-market-digital-services-digital-services-act_en.pdf
- Cybersecurity Strategy: 
https://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/document.cfm?doc_id=72164

We encourage community members to make their own impact assessments. We will provide further updates on any aspects that we think are relevant to the RIPE community's or the RIPE NCC's activities and interests. 

Best regards, 

Marco Hogewoning 
Manager, Public Policy and Internet Governance 
RIPE NCC