The European Union and NATO agreed on Wednesday to launch a task force to enhance the protection and resilience of energy and other critical infrastructure, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. The EU, NATO, and western countries have increased surveillance and defense capabilities following the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea at the end of September 2022. “One important new focus for our cooperation is the security of our critical infrastructure, where we have to step up the cooperation.…