European Commission and European External Action Service 10 November 2022, JOINT COMMUNICATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL EU Policy on Cyber Defence

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 10.11.2022 JOIN(2022) 49 final JOINT COMMUNICATION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL EU Policy on Cyber Defence I. INTRODUCTION The return of war in Europe, with Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked military aggression against Ukraine, has been a wake-up call for all questioning the EU’s approach to security and defence, its ability to promote its vision and