> the Council position has also removed the > DNS root servers from the scope of the directive, together with a short > inclusion in the text that emphasises the role of multistakeholder Internet > governance.
I am glad that the continuous commenting from various angles finally showed some effect. Well done! Regards, Markus > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: cooperation-wg <[email protected]> Im Auftrag von > Marco Hogewoning > Gesendet: Freitag, 3. Dezember 2021 16:53 > An: cooperation-wg <[email protected]> > Betreff: [cooperation-wg] NIS2 update: EU ministers agreed on the general > approach > > Dear colleagues, > > We just received a message that the EU Ministers of the Transport, > Telecommunications, and Energy Council, in their meeting today, have agreed > to the general approach on the NIS 2 proposal. This now paves the way for the > negotiations, the so called trilogue, to start early next year and develop a > final > compromise proposal. > > While the official text has not been published yet, we have seen a copy of the > working document that shows that the Council position has also removed the > DNS root servers from the scope of the directive, together with a short > inclusion in the text that emphasises the role of multistakeholder Internet > governance. We expect that this text has not been changed prior to today's > meeting and is part of the general approach that was just endorsed. > > This means that as the negotiations start, both the EU member states and the > European Parliament will come to the table with a position that the DNS root > servers should be removed from the scope of the NIS 2 proposal. This leaves us > with some confidence that the final outcome will reflect those positions and > exclude the DNS root servers. > > Further to the concerns of the community, the Council text also has > significant > changes to the scope of the DNS services in general, which I think will limit > the > impact of the proposal, especially on smaller operators or entities who run a > DNS server only for their own purpose. > > The Council issued a press release: > https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press- > releases/2021/12/03/strengthening-eu-wide-cybersecurity-and-resilience- > council-agrees-its-position/ > > I would like to thank all my colleagues and community members who have > helped to convey the message that governance of the DNS root servers should > be left to the multistakeholder community and the risks that the Commission's > proposal brings to maintaining a single global and un-fragmented Internet. > > I would also like to thank all the delegates of the various member states for > taking the time to listen to us and to take on board our comments and > concerns, leading to the compromise that was agreed today. > > We will keep you informed about further progress on this dossier. > > Regards, > > Marco Hogewoning > Manager Public Policy and Internet Governance, RIPE NCC > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your > subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg
