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EU’s hodgepodge tech policy exposes members to Chinese vendor risks, confirms think tank
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RUSI wants procurement rethink that could put US suppliers under scrutiny too.
Key facts
- Speaking of telecoms, currently there is only the voluntary EU Toolbox for 5G Security framework, voluntary being the operative word here, as only 10 of 27 members have fully implemented it since it
- Chinese equipment accounted for an estimated 32 percent of Spain’s 5G RAN in 2024, although that share is expected to shrink
- Germany’s most important trading partner is China, a relationship worth €251.8 billion ($284.4 billion) annually, and historically the Bund has opted to preserve these valuable economic ties in favor
- Addressing the frustration over the lack of adoption, the European Commission proposed amendments to the Cyber Security Act (CSA) earlier this year that would allow it to build a list of untrusted
Summary
Depending on Chinese technology for European infrastructure poses risks that not every country takes seriously. The UK-based think tank said in a report today that the EU should develop a new risk assessment framework that applies to all members and strengthens its own powers, without encroaching on members’ rights to set their own national security policies. It must delicately balance the need to secure the union, while maintaining the flexibility that both allows members to set domestic policies and lawmakers to account for different risk profiles across different sectors. Speaking of telecoms, currently there is only the voluntary EU Toolbox for 5G Security framework, voluntary being the operative word here, as only 10 of 27 members have fully implemented it since it launched in January 2020.