Dear Colleague,

The European Commission is glad to publish a quarterly newsletter which provides news concerning the main activities and events, carried out across EU and beyond on critical entities and supply chains.

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has sent shockwaves through Europe and the world. Besides the human suffering, we observe a massive impact on infrastructures, supply chains and essential services. Civilian infrastructures are attacked deliberately and also non-military tactics are used, both cyber and non-cyber, to disrupt their services. As EU we need to draw lessons from that and be prepared to help rebuilding what was damaged, as well as enhance the preparedness of EU Member States and the neighbourhood countries.

The Versailles Declaration, which EU leaders adopted in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, underlines the importance of protecting critical infrastructure. The Strategic Compass for Security and Defence further details what needs to be done to make the EU a stronger and more capable security provider, not only in the defence but also in the civilian domain. Resilience of critical infrastructures, notably against hybrid threats is singled out in that key document. Thus, the work done by EU and national policy makers, operators, practitioners and researchers to enhance resilience in various sectors has become even more crucial.

The risks to critical infrastructures and essential services are however not limited to armed conflict or the cyber domain. Therefore, this newsletter focuses on broader developments, ongoing activities and relevant policy-making aimed to enhance critical infrastructure protection and resilience-based initiatives.

The newsletter is a joint effort of the European Commission's Directorate-General Migration and Home Affairs (HOME) and Joint Research Centre (JRC).

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

If you work or are interested in the area of critical infrastructure resilience, get in touch and share any interesting information by emailing us.

Happy reading,

The Editorial Team