The European Commission, following European Council resolutions on network and information security, has proposed the establishment of a European network and information security agency which is to act as a European centre of expertise on network and information security issues.
The preparation of the legislation on the establishment of the agency is currently being discussed at working group level, following a first reading by the European Parliament. It is envisaged that revised text will be available for consideration by the Council at their next meeting on 20 November 2003. There has been no decision to date as to how the location of the agency will be determined.