The European Commission is strengthening the security of submarine telecommunications cables by promoting a list of Cable Projects of European Interest (CPEIs), with Cyprus playing a pivotal role both in the Eastern Mediterranean–Black Sea region and in the Trans-Mediterranean corridor. At the same time, the Commission has amended the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital Work Programme, allocating a total of €347 million to strategic projects aimed at enhancing the security and resilience of submarine data cable infrastructures.