Ms Margrethe Vestager:

I thank the Deputy for his warm words in respect of the football team. It was devastating and shocking to see Christian Eriksen collapsing on the field. I find very touching the reaction of the entire football community to the events. The football community and the fans have shown fair play and warmth. I find it impressive. Of course, Christian Eriksen is fine and out of hospital. He had surgery. In Denmark, many people have signed up for first aid classes to learn how to do life-saving CPR. Therefore, something good will come of it. Obviously, I will be proud if the members join me in hoping for the Danish team to make it through the game on Saturday.

On the question of cybersecurity, it is a bit tricky. Of course, we have the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA, which deals with cybersecurity. The directive on the security of network and information systems is trying to increase the scope so that more sectors will also be legally obliged to have what it takes to protect themselves against cyberattacks.

At the same time, we see that there is room to do more. As we increase the use of digital technology, we become more vulnerable. It is not only about vulnerability in the sense that each and every one of us can make the mistake of clicking on a link that looks attractive but is basically a phishing exercise or something much worse than that, but more systemically, it is about protecting us against the real professional, malicious attacks that we see happening. We hope to be able to apply six to eight "socks", which is technology that carries out surveillance by patrolling the networks and the cables to determine if an attack is imminent.

The second measure is to start up a joint cyber unit. We are very much aware that cybersecurity is a national competence. However, we are also aware that some of the attackers have a lot of resources at their disposal and it may be a good idea for member states to help each other both in their surveillance as to what is ongoing to help out if an attack is under way, but also to learn what happens during an attack so that it can be recognised by others and better prevented. There are many things that we can do together without affecting the sovereignty of the member states. Perhaps by co-operating more closely, we can increase the sovereignty of the member states. I do not think states feel sovereign when they are experiencing a massive cyberattack.