Engaging with international partners is key to achieving a resilient and cyber secure EU market and society.
In an increasingly interconnected and globalised digital landscape, cybersecurity challenges are becoming more complex and creating more cross-border dependencies. Acting within its mandate, ENISA looks for ways to strengthen the EU cybersecurity position by providing strategic support in the area of international cooperation.
ENISA’s International Strategy
The purpose of the international strategy of ENISA is to contribute to raising cybersecurity levels within the European Union. ENISA hence engages with international partners when such cooperation supports this mission and is in support of EU policies and approaches defined by the European Commission and the European External Action Services (EEAS).
EU Cyber Dialogues and Working Arrangements
ENISA supports the European Commission and the EEAS in the Union’s cyber dialogues with its strategic partners . ENISA signed a Working Arrangement with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in 2023. Working Arrangements allow a more frequent and more technical agency exchange and typically cover the areas of capacity-building, best practices exchange and information & knowledge exchange.
EU Candidate Countries
In 2023, ENISA signed a Working Arrangement with the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center (NCCC) and the Administration of the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine (SSSCIP).
In support for EU candidate countries in the Western Balkan region, ENISA plans to support the EU in providing cybersecurity capacity building initiatives from March 2026 onward through a contribution agreement with the European Commission.
The EU’s Digital Europe Programme (DEP) association agreement with Moldova grants it access to the EU Cybersecurity Reserve , an initiative of the Cyber Solidarity Act (CSoA). ENISA has been entrusted with the administration and operation as the Contracting Authority of the Reserve. This includes EU Member States, EU Institutions, Agencies and Bodies or a DEP-associated third countries – the latter in accordance with Article 19, CSoA.
ENISA’s Cyber Partnership Programme
ENISA engages with international partners who are part of the ENISA Cyber Partnership Programme (CPP). The CPP establishes, maintains, develops and promotes an ENISA-led network of vendors and suppliers for information and knowledge exchange and situational awareness to benefit stronger EU cybersecurity and preparedness.