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Joint Elements Statement on the Sixth EU-U.S.
Cyber Dialogue
21.06.2019
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The following statement was released by the Government of the United States of America and the
European Union following the sixth U.S.-EU Cyber Dialogue.
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On May 24, 2019, the United States hosted the European Union for the sixth U.S.-EU Cyber Dialogue in
Washington, DC. Robert Strayer, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cyber and International
Communications Information Policy, U.S. Department of State, and Rory Domm, Acting Head of Division
for Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service, co-chaired the dialogue. U.S.
Departments of Justice, Homeland Security and Commerce, and European Commission DG for
Communications Networks, Content and Technology and DG Migration and Home Affairs joined the U.S.EU Cyber Dialogue. A number of EU Member States took part as observers.
The United States and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to a global, open, stable and
secure cyberspace where the rule of law is fully respected, where the same rights that individuals have
offline are also protected online, and where the security, economic growth, prosperity, and integrity of free
and democratic societies is promoted and preserved.
The United States and the European Union provided updates on their respective cyber strategies,
policies, and legislation, including implementation of the U.S. National Cyber Strategy and the EU Joint
Communication on “Resilience, Deterrence and Defence: Building Strong Cybersecurity for the EU”. The
discussions addressed coordination and cooperation toward bolstering cyber resilience, combatting
cybercrime, preserving multi-stakeholder Internet governance, ensuring international cyber stability and
security, furthering cyber diplomacy and deterrence, and building cyber capacity. Both sides welcomed
continued progress on increasing global capabilities to better prevent, protect against, detect, deter, and
respond to malicious cyber activities and underlined the need for coordination and cooperation in order to
safeguard a global, open, stable, and secure cyberspace.
The United States and the European Union reaffirmed the importance of the Budapest Convention as a
basis for national legislation and international cooperation in fighting cybercrime. They welcomed the
increasing number of states acceding to the convention and affirmed that no new legal instrument was
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