MEP Manescu: Because of its resources, Romania can get successfully involved in Europe's cybersecurity policy

MEP Ramona Manescu on Friday said that because of its resources, Romania can get involved and succeed in Europe's cybersecurity as a leading partner in the shaping up of policies and their implementation.

'I believe that because of its position and resources, Romania can get involved and have a say in Europe's cybersecurity policy as a leading partner in the shaping up of policies and their implementation. I believe it would be very well for it to do so, because Romania's relevant experts and organisations can prove the best and most pertinently that they are the only ones that have managed to keep the country somehow protected against this scourge,' Manescu told a debate called 'Terrorism becoming social: the new threat of extremist and terrorist activism via the social media.'

In her opinion Romania has made a name for itself as a vanguard country in the fight against terror.

'Using various European instruments at its disposal, I think Romania has made a name for itself as a vanguard country in the fight against terror, and it is not by chance that Romania has asked for and received the status of a lead nation of the NATO-Ukraine Cyber Defence Trust Fund. As far as I am concerned, Romania can do more than that and it should get more involved in such programmes because that will be international recognition of the expertise of Romania's Intelligence Service (SRI) and other organisations in the field, along with Romanian cybersecurity experts,' said Manescu.

In her turn, Lecturer Veronica Mihalache of the Mihai Viteazul National Intelligence Academy said the development of a partnership between the local intelligence community and the private sector is important.

'We believe a shared optic and guidelines in this area are...