( September 10, 2026, 07:57 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: EU plans to exclude “high-risk” foreign ICT suppliers from key sectors would breach World Trade Organization trade rules, according to a legal opinion by Geraldo Vidigal, requested by law firm VVGB Advocaten. The opinion, published on Wednesday, says the proposed revision of the Cybersecurity Act would discriminate against non-EU suppliers based on their country, ownership or control, and that the EU could use less-restrictive measures to address cybersecurity risks. Vidigal is a professor at Amsterdam Law School.The legal opinion is attached....
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