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On 13 December, the representatives of the Member States, meeting at Head of State or Government level, decided by common agreement on the seat of certain offices and agencies of the European Union and, in that context, a decision was taken that the 'European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) shall have its seat in Greece, in a location to be determined by the Greek Government.'
Due to its specific nature, the Commission considers that the agency’s basic requirements include advanced and highly secure information technology equipment, support and operations, sufficiently protected against hacking and security attacks, of which it will certainly be a target. This includes the equipment underpinning normal office tasks, as well as the agency's intranet and databases used to store data necessary to the work of the agency, or database-driven applications and networks required for interaction with any national administrations.
Furthermore, making information available both to the general public, as well as to the specialised audiences will require a properly designed, hosted, operated and protected website.
The very recent malicious code attacks have yet again proven the need for increased coordination between Member States to achieve higher levels of security. The Commission is convinced that the setting-up of ENISA, with its own legal personality, is the most efficient way to achieve this objective. It favours trust and consequently the direct involvement of industry in its work. This involvement is seen as crucial to solving the information security problems in Europe.
I am pleased to assure you that the Commission is committed to launching ENISA’s operational activities as soon as possible.
Concerning the honourable Member’s questions on the composition and participation of the management board, the Commission, in line with its communication of December 2002 on the operating framework for the European regulatory agencies, generally favours a small-scale management board. I made this clear in a statement during the Council on 20 November 2003.
However, because of the specific tasks assigned to ENISA and the pressing need for its establishment, the Commission has not stood in the way of a first-reading agreement between the legislators. The Commission has nevertheless pointed out the exceptional nature of the course taken and reaffirms its eagerness to see the general framework applied."@en1
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