European cybersecurity standards

Stefanoski Ljubiša (Međunarodni slavjanski univerzitet, Republika Severna Makedonija), stefanoski_ljubisa@yahoo.com
Vučen Filip (Javna naučna ustanova, Institut za intelektualnu svojinu, Skoplje, Republika Severna Makedonija), filip.vucen@gmail.com

The Digital Single Market (DSM) is a key component of the European Union (EU) strategy to transform one of the world’s largest economic areas into a free and competitive digital space. The EU has begun the fight for a greater share in the digital world with the adoption of the “Europe fit for the digital age 2020” strategy. To strengthen strategic autonomy and create a single digital market, the EU will provide, through the Commission, practical guidelines and legal regulations that will be incorporated into the internal legal systems of Member States in the coming period. At the same time, it influences the candidate countries. Adapting to the digital age means that by 2030, the EU will make the necessary efforts to strengthen its digital sovereignty. Accordingly, the Council of European National Top‐Level Domain Registries (CENTR), as an association of European national top‐level domain registries, aims to provide its members with a forum for information exchange while respecting the cultural and historical differences of local Internet communities. Therefore, in the context of the activities of this organisation, this paper discusses Directive (EU) 2022/2555, also known as the NIS2 Directive. The Directive (NIS2), which has the formal title “Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union”, is an act that sets equal, harmonised requirements for cybersecurity throughout the Union. For candidate countries, such as Serbia, NIS 2 is relevant in the framework of alignment with the EU acquis, as well as chapters related to information society, digitalisation, security, and preparation of critical infrastructure for EU accession. Consequently, this paper provides insight into the impact of this directive on Serbian legislation, as the authors believe it to be of particular importance for the digital transformation of Serbian society.

Keywords: Digital Single Market, Council of European National Registers, NIS2 Directive, Digital Europe Programme, EU acquis