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Nine European telecom and cable firms urge EU, UK, NATO on subsea cable security

Vodafone, Orange, Telefonica and six other telecom and cable firms signed a joint open letter to EU, UK and NATO decision makers. It asks for harmonised rules, faster permitting and more surveillance and protection technology for subsea cables.

Verified AI-drafted Vodafone newsroom, 10 April 2025

What it does not test. It does not commit any government to new funding, legislation or a named protection measure.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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