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Posted on February 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026
The EU will propose a fleet for emergency undersea cable repairs to enhance security and respond to infrastructure threats.
HELSINKI (Reuters) - The European Commission will propose boosting surveillance of undersea cables and establishing a fleet of vessels available to repair cables in emergencies, it said in an action plan published Friday.
The announcement comes at a time when some European governments are concerned about multiple incidents in which power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines have been damaged.
"We want to make sure Europe is equipped not only to prevent and detect sabotage to cables but also to actively deter, repair and respond to any threat to critical infrastructure that is key to our economy and collective security," said Henna Virkkunen, the European Commission's executive vice president in charge of security.
(Reporting by Lili Bayer)
The European Commission will propose boosting surveillance of undersea cables and establishing a fleet of vessels available to repair cables in emergencies.
Some European governments are worried about multiple incidents where power cables, telecom links, and gas pipelines have been damaged.
The aim is to ensure Europe can prevent and detect sabotage to cables, as well as actively deter, repair, and respond to threats to critical infrastructure.
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