| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Migration and Home Affairs |
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| Series Details | COM (2022) 551 |
| Publication Date | 18/10/2022 |
| Content Type | Blog & Commentary, News, Policy-making |
Summary:Draft Recommendation - tabled by the European Commission on 18 October 2022 - aimed at strengthening the resilience of critical infrastructure in the European Union (EU). This is a text with EEA relevance. Further information:While Member States have the primary responsibility for protecting citizens, action at EU level makes a contribution to the security of all its countries. Coordination helps to reinforce resilience, to improve alertness, and to strengthen the collective response. In the context of the Security Union, steps have already been taken to build capabilities and capacities for prevention, detection and rapid response to many security threats, and to link players in the public and private sectors in a common effort. Russia's invasion of Ukraine brought new risks, often combined as a hybrid threat. One of these is the risk of disruption for the provision of essential services by entities operating critical infrastructure in the EU. The sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline and other incidents have made this challenge even more evident. Society relies heavily on both physical and digital infrastructure, and so does the smooth functioning of the EU's internal market. The proposed Council Recommendation seeks to intensify the EU's support to increasing the resilience of critical infrastructure, and to ensure an EU-level coordination, in terms of preparedness and response. It builds on previous initiatives such as the CER Directive and the NIS2 Directive, and it follows up on a 5-point plan presented by the President of the European Commission to the European Parliament on 5 October 2022. Its key elements were:
The focus of this draft Recommendation is the reinforcement of the EU's capacity to anticipate, prevent and response to the new threats arising from Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It therefore focuses on addressing security-related risks and threats to critical infrastructure. It was adopted by the European Commission on 18 October 2022. |
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https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=COM:2022:551:FIN
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs, Security and Defence |
| Subject Tags | Risk | Crisis Management, Security Union |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
